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Preclinical Evaluation of Vemurafenib as Therapy for BRAFV600E Mutated Sarcomas.
International journal of molecular sciences - 23 Mar 2018
Gouravan Sarina, Meza-Zepeda Leonardo A, Myklebost Ola, Stratford Eva W, Munthe Else
Abstract excerpt
The BRAFV600E mutation, which in melanoma is targetable with vemurafenib, is also found in sarcomas and we here evaluate the therapeutic potential in sarcoma cell lines. METHODS: Four sarcoma cell lines harboring the BRAFV600E mutation, representing liposarcomas (SA-4 and SW872), Ewing sarcoma (A673) and atypical synovial sarcoma (SW982), were treated with vemurafenib and the effects on cell growth, apoptosis,...
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