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BRAFV600E-mutant melanoma presenting with cardiac involvement.
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN - 1 May 2014
Johnson Douglas B, Sosman Jeffrey A
Abstract excerpt
Melanoma is an aggressive skin cancer with historically limited treatment options. Approximately 50% of melanomas harbor BRAF(V600) mutations. This report describes a 32-year-old man with metastatic BRAF(V600)-mutant melanoma who presented with cardiac involvement. Recently developed treatment options for patients with BRAF-mutant melanoma include BRAF inhibitors (vemurafenib, dabrafenib), MEK inhibitors...
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