Syndrome: Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Disease

ICARE Social Media Post December 2024

Alu-Mediated Breakpoints in VHL Pathogenic Variants

A study on mutations in Von-Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome families revealed that: What does this mean?• In families that meet clinical criteria for VHL without a detectable VHL pathogenic variant whole genome sequencing may be considered for further analysis To learn more, read the full article at:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33675279/ Reference: Vocke CD, et al. Hum Mutat. 2021; 42(5):520-529. …

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ICARE Social Media Post December 2024

VHL Syndrome Characteristics

A recent study in carriers with Von-Hippel-Lindau Syndrome, an inherited condition that causes tumors and cysts to grow in certain areas of the body, found:▪️ Nearly 100% of carriers show some signs of this condition by age 65▪️ Demonstrates that this condition is highly penetrant Read the full article to learn more at:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34916234/ Reference: Zhang …

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ICARE Newsletter Spring 2022 

 Inherited Cancer Treatment Updates

Lynch Syndrome Carriers with Advanced Uterine Cancer: Treatment with PembrolizumabWomen with Lynch Syndrome are at high risk for uterine cancer. The type of uterine cancer they develop has the tumorcharacteristic of being ‘MSI-H’. A new study indicated treatment with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) resulted in benefit inpatients with MSI-H advanced uterine cancer. Von Hippel-Lindau Patients: Treatment of …

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ICARE Social Media Post January 2022

Belzutifan in Von Hippel-Lindau Disease Patients

Belzutifan demonstrated clinical efficacy in patients with renal cell carcinoma who have Von Hippel-Lindau Disease. Learn more by reading the full The New England Journal of Medicine article at 👇https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2103425Reference: Jonasch, et al. N Engl J Med. 2021 Nov 25;385(22):2036-2046. PMID: 34818478.

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ICARE Social Media Post December 2021

FDA Approves Belzutifan for Cancers Associated With von Hippel-Lindau Disease

On August 13th, the FDA approved the use of belzutifan (Welireg) for adult patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease who require therapy for associated renal cell carcinoma, central nervous system hemangioblastomas, or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors not requiring immediate surgery. For more information, check out The ASCO Post article at 👇https://ascopost.com/news/august-2021/fda-approves-belzutifan-for-cancers-associated-with-von-hippel-lindau-disease/?utm_source=TAP-EN-081321&utm_medium=email&utm_term=49cf1c97d48c2cf8231827e3bcb15769

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ICARE Social Media Post September 2020

FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Status to MK-6482 for Treatment of Patients With VHL Disease-Associated Renal Cell Carcinoma

For additional information, please visit: https://www.onclive.com/view/fda-grants-breakthrough-status-to-mk-6482-for-select-vhl-disease-associated-rcc   Also check out the abstract presented at the 2020 ASCO meeting: https://meetinglibrary.asco.org/record/185945/abstract

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ICARE Newsletter Winter 2019

Other Advances in Cancer Treatment Among Cancer Patients with Inherited Disease: von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Disease

Additional exciting advances include the results of a new drug (pazopanib) to treat an inherited cancer condition called von Hippel-Lindau Disease (VHL), in which patients are predisposed to kidney cancers, pancreatic tumors, and hemangioblastomas (i.e., tumors involving the blood vessels). Study results showed that among 31 patients with VHL, overall response rate with the drug …

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