Challenges in the treatment of melanoma with BRAF and MEK inhibitors in patients with sickle cell disease: case report and review of the literature

Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) suffer from complications due to anemia, inflammation, and vaso-occlusion. Factors that trigger sickling and/or inflammation may initiate such complications, while treatment with hydroxyurea (HU) reduces their emergence and prolongs survival. On the contrary,...

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Main Authors: Panagiotis T Diamantopoulos, Amalia Anastasopoulou, Maria Dimopoulou, Michalis Samarkos, Helen Gogas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-03-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Hematology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20406207231155991