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Nilotinib in patients with metastatic melanoma harboring KIT gene aberration.
Investigational new drugs - 1 Oct 2012
Cho Jin Hyun, Kim Kyoung Mee, Kwon Miyeon, Kim Jung Han, Lee Jeeyun
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Patients with metastatic melanoma have a poor prognosis and few treatment options are available. We evaluated the anti-tumor activity and safety of nilotinib, a KIT inhibitor, in patients with metastatic melanoma harboring KIT alterations, either mutations or amplifications. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This study was open-label, single center, prospective phase II clinical trial. Between October 2009 and April...
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