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Editorial
. 2025 May 30;14(5):2558-2562.
doi: 10.21037/tcr-2024-2478. Epub 2025 May 13.

When is belzutifan the right option for von Hippel-Lindau disease-associated hemangioblastomas?-a critical review of LITESPARK-004 results

Ugur Sener  1   2 , Taylor Galloway  3
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Editorial

When is belzutifan the right option for von Hippel-Lindau disease-associated hemangioblastomas?-a critical review of LITESPARK-004 results

Ugur Sener et al. Transl Cancer Res. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Von Hippel-Linday disease (VHL disease); belzutifan; hemangioblastoma; hypoxia inducible factor-2α (HIF-2α).

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Conflicts of Interest: Both authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://tcr.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/tcr-2024-2478/coif). U.S. received one-time consulting fees from Alexion Pharmaceuticals and Servier Pharmaceuticals; and one-time speaker fee from Merck & Co., Inc. The other author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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