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Combination with γ-secretase inhibitor prolongs treatment efficacy of BRAF inhibitor in BRAF-mutated melanoma cells.
Cancer letters - 28 Jun 2016
Zhu Guannan, Yi Xiuli, Haferkamp Sebastian, Hesbacher Sonja, Li Chunying, Goebeler Matthias, Gao Tianwen, Houben Roland, Schrama David
Abstract excerpt
Oncogenic triggering of the MAPK pathway in melanocytes results in senescence, and senescence escape is considered as one critical step for melanocytic transformation. In melanoma, induction of a senescent-like state by BRAF-inhibitors (BRAFi) in a fraction of treated cells - instead of killing - contributes to the repression of tumor growth, but may also provide a source for relapse. Here, we demonstrate that...
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