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patients with NAM who received systemic therapy after an initial recurrence, 1 (3%) was treated with ipilimumab and 1 (3%) with vemurafenib. Poor Survival Outcomes in ALM versus NAM Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to determine melanoma
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such as ipilimumab and vemurafenib in 2011, we analyzed the median OS difference before (2004–2010) and after 2011 (2012–2015) in T3 facilities and found that the median OS for patients with stage IV disease managed at T3 facilities after 2011 was
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-naïve patients harboring the V600E mutation, and 31% in previously treated patients with the mutation. 87 Case reports have also shown promising results for the BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib in brain metastases. 88 Ipilimumab, an anti-CTLA4 monoclonal antibody
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testing is increasingly being used to direct cancer treatment, increasing the probability that patients will benefit from therapy. The recent FDA approval of vemurafenib, a treatment for late-stage melanoma, simultaneously with a companion diagnostic (the
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trials can make important strides in the overall understanding of biomarkers in cancer care and contribute to precision medicine. BRAF V600 mutations occur in various nonmelanoma cancers, and Hyman et al 8 sought to explore the use of vemurafenib
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Therefore, imatinib is reasonable to use in patients with MM who have c-KIT mutations. 52 Although vemurafenib is recommended for patients with cutaneous melanoma who have the V600E mutation of the BRAF gene, patients with MM rarely have this BRAF