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New insights into renal toxicity of the B-RAF inhibitor, vemurafenib, in patients with metastatic melanoma.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Aug 2016
Teuma Cécile, Perier-Muzet Marie, Pelletier Solenne, Nouvier Mathilde, Amini-Adl Mona, Dijoud Frédérique, Duru Gérard, Thomas Luc, Fouque Denis, Laville Maurice, Dalle Stéphane
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PURPOSE: Vemurafenib (VMF) is a B-RAF inhibitor used in the treatment of B-RAF-V600-mutant metastatic melanomas. Reports of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients treated with VMF are scarce. METHODS: To investigate the incidence and severity of AKI, we conducted a retrospective, observational, monocentric study in the Lyon Sud Hospital University, France, which included 74 patients with metastatic B-RAF-mutated...
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