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A case of vemurafenib-induced polyarhritis in a patient with melanoma: how to manage it?
International journal of rheumatic diseases - 1 Mar 2017
Babacan Taner, Türkbeyler Ibrahim Halil, Balakan Ozan, Pehlivan Yavuz, Suner Ali, Kısacık Bunyamin
Abstract excerpt
Vemurafenib is an inhibitor of the BRAF V600E mutation which is associated with tumor responses in patients with metastatic melanoma. Although it is generally well tolerated, common side effects of vemurafenib have been reported. Arthralgia is one of the more common adverse event associated with vemurafenib. We herein report a 49-year-old woman diagnosed with metastatic melanoma harboring the BRAF V600E mutation...
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