The potential for BRAF V600 inhibitors in advanced cutaneous melanoma: rationale and latest evidence

Historically, patients with advanced cutaneous melanoma have a poor prognosis and limited treatment options. The discovery of selective v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 (BRAF) V600 mutation as an oncogenic mutation in cutaneous melanoma and the importance of the mitogen-activated prote...

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Main Authors: Charlotte Lemech, Jeffrey Infante, Hendrik-Tobias Arkenau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-03-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1758834011432949