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SUBMITTER: Banerjee A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5570236 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Banerjee Anuradha A Jakacki Regina I RI Onar-Thomas Arzu A Wu Shengjie S Nicolaides Theodore T Young Poussaint Tina T Fangusaro Jason J Phillips Joanna J Perry Arie A Turner David D Prados Michael M Packer Roger J RJ Qaddoumi Ibrahim I Gururangan Sridharan S Pollack Ian F IF Goldman Stewart S Doyle Lawrence A LA Stewart Clinton F CF Boyett James M JM Kun Larry E LE Fouladi Maryam M
Neuro-oncology 20170801 8
<h4>Background</h4>Activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway is important for growth of pediatric low-grade gliomas (LGGs). The aim of this study was to determine the recommended phase II dose (RP2D) and the dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) of the MEK inhibitor selumetinib in children with progressive LGG.<h4>Methods</h4>Selumetinib was administered orally starting at 33 mg/m2/dose b.i.d., using the modified continual reassessment method. Pharmacokinetic analysis was performed du ...[more]