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Updates and challenges on treatment with BRAF/MEK-inhibitors in melanoma.

Zeynep ErogluAlpaslan Ozgun
Published in: Expert opinion on orphan drugs (2018)
Although BRAF targeted therapy remains an effective treatment for BRAF-mutant for melanoma, ongoing trials are exploring combinations with other targeted therapeutics and immunotherapeutics to determine whether tumor responses can be prolonged, and these drugs are increasingly utilized in the neoadjuvant and adjuvant settings.
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