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BRAF signaling and targeted therapies in melanoma.
Hematology/oncology clinics of North America - 1 Jun 2009
Dhomen Nathalie, Marais Richard
Abstract excerpt
The RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK signaling pathway has emerged as a major player in the induction and maintenance of melanoma, particularly the protein kinase BRAF, mutated in approximately 44% of melanoma cases. The availability of new drugs affecting the components of this pathway and pathways that may cooperate with MAPK signaling, means that targeted therapies are fast becoming a real option in the clinical management of...
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