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Treatment patterns and outcomes in BRAF V600E-mutant melanoma patients with brain metastases receiving vemurafenib in the real-world setting.
Cancer medicine - 1 Aug 2015
Gibney Geoffrey T, Gauthier Geneviève, Ayas Charles, Galebach Philip, Wu Eric Q, Abhyankar Sarang, Reyes Carolina, Guérin Annie, Yim Yeun Mi
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Brain metastases are a common and serious complication among patients with metastatic melanoma. The selective BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib has demonstrated clinical efficacy in patients with BRAF V600E-mutant melanoma brain metastases (MBM). We examined the real-world application and clinical outcomes of vemurafenib in this patient population. Demographic, treatment patterns, response, and survival data were...
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