Dabrafenib for treatment of BRAF-mutant melanoma

Melanoma has the highest mortality of all the skin cancer subtypes. Historically, chemotherapy and immunologic therapies have yielded only modest results in the treatment of metastatic melanoma. The discovery of prevalent V600 BRAF mutations driving proliferation makes this oncogenic protein an idea...

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Main Authors: Kainthla, Radhika, Kim, Kevin B, Falchook, Gerald S
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3917541/