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Effects of AKT inhibitor therapy in response and resistance to BRAF inhibition in melanoma.
Molecular cancer - 16 Apr 2014
Lassen Amanda, Atefi Mohammad, Robert Lidia, Wong Deborah Jl, Cerniglia Michael, Comin-Anduix Begonya, Ribas Antoni
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BACKGROUND: The clinical use of BRAF inhibitors for treatment of metastatic melanoma is limited by the development of drug resistance. In this study we investigated whether co-targeting the MAPK and the PI3K-AKT pathway can prevent emergence of resistance or provide additional growth inhibitory effects in vitro. METHODS: Anti-tumor effects of the combination of the BRAF inhibitor (BRAFi) dabrafenib and...
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