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Impact of NRAS mutations for patients with advanced melanoma treated with immune therapies.
Cancer immunology research - 1 Mar 2015
Johnson Douglas B, Lovly Christine M, Flavin Marisa, Panageas Katherine S, Ayers Gregory D, Zhao Zhiguo, Iams Wade T, Colgan Marta, DeNoble Sarah, Terry Charles R, Berry Elizabeth G, Iafrate A John, Sullivan Ryan J, Carvajal Richard D, Sosman Jeffrey A
Abstract excerpt
Activating NRAS mutations are found in 15% to 20% of melanomas. Immune therapies have become a mainstay in advanced melanoma treatment. We sought to evaluate whether tumor genotype (e.g., NRAS mutations) correlates with benefit from immune therapy in melanoma. We identified 229 patients with melanoma treated with immune therapies [IL2, ipilimumab, or anti-programmed cell death-1/ligand-1 (PD-1/PD-L1)] at three...
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