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A UK feasibility and validation study of the VE1 monoclonal antibody immunohistochemistry stain for BRAF-V600E mutations in metastatic melanoma.
British journal of cancer - 12 Jul 2016
Lo Michelle Chin I, Paterson Anna, Maraka Jane, Clark Richard, Goodwill Joseph, Nobes Jenny, Garioch Jennifer, Moncrieff Marc, Rytina Ed, Igali Laszlo
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BACKGROUND: Determining the BRAF mutation status of patients with advanced metastatic melanoma is essential in order to assess patients' eligibility for targeted BRAF inhibitor therapy. The aim of this study was to validate the utility of immunohistochemistry (IHC) to rapidly obtain the BRAF status in the UK cancer centre setting. METHODS: All samples sent for molecular testing for detection of the BRAF mutation...
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