Improved survival with MEK inhibition in BRAF-mutated melanoma

KT Flaherty, C Robert, P Hersey… - … England Journal of …, 2012 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Activating mutations in serine–threonine protein kinase B-RAF (BRAF) are
found in 50% of patients with advanced melanoma. Selective BRAF-inhibitor therapy …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted therapy in melanoma–the role of BRAF, RAS and KIT mutations

SM Goldinger, C Murer, P Stieger, R Dummer - European Journal of Cancer …, 2013 - Elsevier
Melanoma today is considered as a spectrum of melanocytic malignancies characterised by
clinical and molecular features, including targetable mutations in several kinases such as …

Treatment of metastatic melanoma with a combination of immunotherapies and molecularly targeted therapies

T Rager, A Eckburg, M Patel, R Qiu, S Gantiwala… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Immunotherapies and molecularly targeted therapies have drastically
changed the therapeutic approach for unresectable advanced or metastatic melanoma. The …

An acquired vulnerability of drug-resistant melanoma with therapeutic potential

L Wang, RL de Oliveira, S Huijberts, E Bosdriesz… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Summary BRAF (V600E) mutant melanomas treated with inhibitors of the BRAF and MEK
kinases almost invariably develop resistance that is frequently caused by reactivation of the …

Combination of dabrafenib plus trametinib for BRAF and MEK inhibitor pretreated patients with advanced BRAFV600-mutant melanoma: an open-label, single arm …

M Schreuer, Y Jansen, S Planken, I Chevolet… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Patients with BRAF V600-mutant melanoma benefit from treatment
with the combination of BRAF and MEK inhibitors, but resistance and disease progression …

Chemotherapy in the management of advanced cutaneous malignant melanoma

JJ Luke, GK Schwartz - Clinics in dermatology, 2013 - Elsevier
The recent past has witnessed unprecedented clinical progress in the treatment of advanced
malignant melanoma through targeting of mutant BRAF in approximately 50% of patients …

Immunological effects of BRAF+ MEK inhibition

PA Ascierto, R Dummer - Oncoimmunology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Recent developments in immunotherapy have prolonged overall survival in metastatic
melanoma with the possibility to reach a long-term benefit. Targeted therapies based on …

MEK inhibition, alone or in combination with BRAF inhibition, affects multiple functions of isolated normal human lymphocytes and dendritic cells

LJ Vella, A Pasam, N Dimopoulos, M Andrews… - Cancer immunology …, 2014 - AACR
Combination therapy with BRAF and MEK inhibition is currently in clinical development for
the treatment of BRAF-mutated malignant melanoma. BRAF inhibitors are associated with …

Targeting BRAF in melanoma: biological and clinical challenges

M Mandalà, C Voit - Critical reviews in oncology/hematology, 2013 - Elsevier
Melanoma is an aggressive form of skin cancer that causes the greatest number of skin
cancer-related deaths worldwide. In its early stages malignant melanoma can be cured by …