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Cardiac Effects of BRAF and MEK Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Clinical Management.
Current oncology reports - 1 Mar 2022
Courand Pierre-Yves, Berger Mathilde, Bouali Anissa, Harbaoui Brahim, Lantelme Pierre, Dalle Stéphane
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The identification of BRAF mutation prompted the development of new class of targeted therapy for treating melanoma: BRAF inhibitors and MEK inhibitors. Cardiovascular events have been reported with these treatments and could counterbalance their long-term maintenance. RECENT FINDINGS: LVEF decrease due to BRAF and MEK inhibitors appears fairly common (10%) but usually not severe, without...
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