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Filter by:Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD) is a rare form of histiocytosis characterized by the proliferation of blood cells, known as histiocytes, which infiltrate various organs and tissues, often causing irreversible damage. The causes of the condition are still unknown, and although some mutations in genes involved in cell proliferation have been identified, other factors may be involved. Susceptibility to developing rare diseases like ECD is typically associated with genetic factors, including DNA polymorphisms and epigenetic modifications. This study aims to analyze the entire genome of a large cohort of patients with ECD and healthy controls to determine whether there are polymorphisms and epigenetic variants associated with susceptibility to developing the disease. The study could thus clarify the genetic predisposition to ECD development, provide insights into disease pathogenic mechanisms, and identify proteins or cellular mechanisms potentially targeted by specific treatments.
Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD) is a rare form of histiocytosis characterized by the proliferation of blood cells, known as histiocytes, which infiltrate various organs and tissues, often causing irreversible damage. The causes of the pathology are still unknown. Although the disease typically affects adult individuals, cases of pediatric-onset ECD have been described. However, there is a lack of detailed information on the phenotypic characteristics of these patients, and reliable data on response to specific therapies and long-term outcomes are missing. Three patients referred to our reference center for Histiocytosis present a concomitant BRAF-mutated neoplasm. Such an association could be due to the presence of mosaicisms for the BRAF V600E mutation. Mosaicism is a biological event defined as the presence of more than one genetically dissimilar cell population in the same organism and is an increasingly studied field, both in normal and pathological conditions. If proven in ECD as well, this mechanism could contribute to providing answers to the still open questions regarding the development of this disease.
The purpose of the study is to describe the burden of chronic health conditions, psychological dysfunction, chronic pain, healthcare utilization, worse health-related quality of life, overall mortality, and cause-specific mortality among individuals with histiocytic disorders
This clinical trial is looking at a combination of drugs called vemurafenib and cobimetinib. Vemurafenib is approved as standard of care for adult patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma. Cobimetinib is approved as standard of care in combination with vemurafenib for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma. Cobimetinib and vemurafenib work in patients with these types of cancers which have certain changes in the cancer cells called BRAF V600 mutation-positive. Investigators now wish to find out if it will be useful in treating patients with other cancer types which are also BRAF V600 mutation-positive. If the results are positive, the study team will work with the NHS and the Cancer Drugs Fund to see if these drugs can be routinely accessed for patients in the future. This trial is part of a trial programme called DETERMINE. The programme will also look at other anti-cancer drugs in the same way, through matching the drug to rare cancer types or ones with specific mutations.
The purpose of this study is to determine the uptake of the imaging agent [68Ga]-pentixafor with PET/CT scans in people with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM), and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), or you have histiocytic neoplasms (Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) and/or Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD).
The purpose of this study was to assess safety, efficacy and PK in adult Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) and Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD) given HLX208 (BRAF V600E inhibitor).
This is a First-in-Human, Open Label, Phase I/II Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of HH2710 in Patients with Advanced Tumors, composed of a Phase I dose escalation and dose expansion stage and a Phase II dose extension stage.
This is a research study of a drug called cobimetinib in children and adults diagnosed with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), and other histiocytic disorders that has returned or does not respond to treatment. Cobimetinib blocks activation of a protein called Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MEK) that is part of incorrect growth signals in histiocytosis cells. Four different groups of patients will be enrolled.
This study is being done to answer the following question: What are the supportive care needs of informal caregivers of people with Erdheim-Chester disease and other histiocytic diseases?
This phase II trial studies the side effects and how well dabrafenib and trametinib work in treating patients with Erdheim Chester disease that have BRAF V600 gene mutations. Dabrafenib and trametinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.