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Mechanisms Of Resistance To Raf Inhibitors In Melanoma., A E Aplin, Fred M Kaplan, Yongping Shao
Mechanisms Of Resistance To Raf Inhibitors In Melanoma., A E Aplin, Fred M Kaplan, Yongping Shao
Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Papers
The recent RAF inhibitor trial with PLX4032/RG7204 in late-stage mutant B-RAF melanoma patients has been lauded as a success story for personalized cancer therapy since short-term clinical responses were observed in the majority of patients. However, initial responses were followed by subsequent tumor re-growth, and a subset of patients showed intrinsic resistance. Bi-directional translational efforts are now essential to determine the mechanisms underlying acquired/secondary and intrinsic resistance to RAF inhibitors.