Genetic Heterogeneity of BRAF Fusion Kinases in Melanoma Affects Drug Responses

Summary: BRAF fusions are detected in numerous neoplasms, but their clinical management remains unresolved. We identified six melanoma lines harboring BRAF fusions representative of the clinical cases reported in the literature. Their unexpected heterogeneous responses to RAF and MEK inhibitors coul...

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Main Authors: Thomas Botton, Eric Talevich, Vivek Kumar Mishra, Tongwu Zhang, A. Hunter Shain, Céline Berquet, Alexander Gagnon, Robert L. Judson, Robert Ballotti, Antoni Ribas, Meenhard Herlyn, Stéphane Rocchi, Kevin M. Brown, Nicholas K. Hayward, Iwei Yeh, Boris C. Bastian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124719311866