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Targeting BRAF in melanoma: biological and clinical challenges.
Critical reviews in oncology/hematology - 1 Sept 2013
Mandalà Mario, Voit Christiane
Abstract excerpt
Melanoma is an aggressive form of skin cancer that causes the greatest number of skin cancer-related deaths worldwide. In its early stages malignant melanoma can be cured by surgical resection, but once it has progressed to the metastatic stage it is extremely difficult to treat and does not respond to current therapies. A majority of cutaneous melanomas show activating mutations in the NRAS or BRAF...
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