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Abstract
Metastatic melanoma has historically been one of the most treatment-refractory types of cancer. Recent headway has been made in understanding the genetic underpinnings of this cancer. A subset of oncogenic events is amenable to targeting with drug therapy. BRAF-targeted therapies represent the first major breakthrough in systemic therapy for melanoma leveraging the new genetic knowledge. Ongoing translational research seeks to identify the most scientifically rational combination treatment strategies to build on single-agent targeted therapy.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22034865 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-med-050410-105655
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Annu Rev Med ISSN: 0066-4219 Impact factor: 13.739