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

Gaelle QuéreuxGuillaume HerbreteauAnne-Chantal KnolAudrey ValléeAmir KhammariSandrine ThéoleyreMélanie Saint-JeanBrigitte DrénoMarc Guillaume Denis
Published in: BMC research notes (2017)
We report here for the first time the efficient treatment of a metastatic melanoma patient on the basis of circulating tumor DNA analysis. This urgent treatment provided a dramatic response in a patient with a very poor initial condition. The kinetic data most likely reflect treatment efficacy.
Keyphrases
  • circulating tumor
  • cell free
  • circulating tumor cells
  • combination therapy
  • signaling pathway
  • electronic health record
  • big data
  • metastatic colorectal cancer