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The BH3-mimetic ABT-737 sensitizes human melanoma cells to apoptosis induced by selective BRAF inhibitors but does not reverse acquired resistance.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Feb 2013
Wroblewski David, Mijatov Branka, Mohana-Kumaran Nethia, Lai Fritz, Gallagher Stuart J, Haass Nikolas K, Zhang Xu Dong, Hersey Peter
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Although the introduction of selective v-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 (BRAF) inhibitors has been a major advance in treatment of metastatic melanoma, approximately 50% of patients have limited responses including stabilization of disease or no response at all. This study aims to identify a novel means of overcoming resistance of melanoma to killing by BRAF inhibitors. We examined the influence of...
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