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Vemurafenib for BRAF V600 mutated advanced melanoma: results of treatment beyond progression.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Mar 2015
Scholtens A, Geukes Foppen M H, Blank C U, van Thienen J V, van Tinteren H, Haanen J B
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BACKGROUND: Selective BRAF inhibition (BRAFi) by vemurafenib or dabrafenib has become approved standard treatment in BRAF V600 mutated advanced stage melanoma. While the response rate is high, the response duration is limited with a progression-free survival (PFS) of 5-6months. Our observation of accelerated disease progression within some patients after stopping vemurafenib treatment has fostered the idea of...
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