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p53 Reactivation by PRIMA-1(Met) (APR-246) sensitises (V600E/K)BRAF melanoma to vemurafenib.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Mar 2016
Krayem Mohammad, Journe Fabrice, Wiedig Murielle, Morandini Renato, Najem Ahmad, Salès François, van Kempen Leon C, Sibille Catherine, Awada Ahmad, Marine Jean-Christophe, Ghanem Ghanem
Abstract excerpt
Intrinsic and acquired resistance of metastatic melanoma to (V600E/K)BRAF and/or MEK inhibitors, which is often caused by activation of the PI3K/AKT survival pathway, represents a major clinical challenge. Given that p53 is capable of antagonising PI3K/AKT activation we hypothesised that pharmacological restoration of p53 activity may increase the sensitivity of BRAF-mutant melanoma to MAPK-targeted therapy and...
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