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A canine case of malignant melanoma carrying a KIT c.1725_1733del mutation treated with toceranib: a case report and in vitro analysis.
BMC veterinary research - 7 Apr 2021
Tani Hiroyuki, Miyamoto Ryo, Noguchi Syunya, Kurita Sena, Nagashima Tomokazu, Michishita Masaki, Yayoshi Naoko, Tamura Kyoichi, Bonkobara Makoto
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BACKGROUND: Canine malignant melanoma is highly aggressive and generally chemoresistant. Toceranib is a kinase inhibitor drug that inhibits several tyrosine kinases including the proto-oncogene receptor tyrosine kinase KIT. Although canine malignant melanoma cells often express KIT, a therapeutic effect for toceranib has yet to be reported for this tumor, with only a small number of patients studied to date. This...
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