Efficient treatment of a metastatic melanoma patient with a combination of BRAF and MEK inhibitors based on circulating tumor DNA analysis: a case report

Efficient treatment of a metastatic melanoma patient with a combination of BRAF and MEK inhibitors based on circulating tumor DNA analysis: a case report

Abstract Background Fixed tissues are the standard samples used in routine practice for molecular testing. But sometimes tissues are lacking or difficult to obtain. In these cases, circulating tumor DNA released from tumor cells can be used as an alternative source of tumor DNA. Case presentation We...

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Main Authors: Gaelle Quéreux, Guillaume Herbreteau, Anne-Chantal Knol, Audrey Vallée, Amir Khammari, Sandrine Théoleyre, Mélanie Saint-Jean, Brigitte Dréno, Marc G. Denis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
BRAF
Melanoma
Circulating tumor DNA
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2650-5

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