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Therapy Name | Gemcitabine + Radiotherapy |
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Therapy Description | |
Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Gemcitabine | Gemzar | Difluorodeoxycytidine Hydrochlorothiazide|LY-188011 | Chemotherapy - Antimetabolite 14 | Gemzar (gemcitabine) is converted in cells to difluorodeoxycytidine di- and triphosphate (dFdCDP, dFdCTP), which act to inhibit ribonucleoside reductase and as a deoxynucleotide analog respectively, resulting in DNA strand termination and apoptosis (NCI Drug Dictionary). |
Radiotherapy |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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ATRX loss IDH1 mut | high grade glioma | predicted - sensitive | Gemcitabine + Radiotherapy | Phase I | Actionable | In a Phase I trial, Gemzar (gemcitabine) plus radiation therapy resulted in median overall survival of 73.5 months in 7 high-grade glioma patients with IDH mutated, non-codeleted tumors with ATRX loss (PMID: 26853339). | 26853339 |
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