BRAFV600E Kinase Domain Duplication Identified in Therapy-Refractory Melanoma Patient-Derived Xenografts

The therapeutic landscape of melanoma is improving rapidly. Targeted inhibitors show promising results, but drug resistance often limits durable clinical responses. There is a need for in vivo systems that allow for mechanistic drug resistance studies and (combinatorial) treatment optimization. Ther...

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Main Authors: Kristel Kemper, Oscar Krijgsman, Xiangjun Kong, Paulien Cornelissen-Steijger, Aida Shahrabi, Fleur Weeber, Daphne L. van der Velden, Onno B. Bleijerveld, Thomas Kuilman, Roel J.C. Kluin, Chong Sun, Emile E. Voest, Young Seok Ju, Ton N.M. Schumacher, A.F. Maarten Altelaar, Ultan McDermott, David J. Adams, Christian U. Blank, John B. Haanen, Daniel S. Peeper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124716306623