A New Role of Vemurafenib as a Neoadjuvant Treatment of Axillary and Brain Melanoma Metastases

Vemurafenib is approved by the FDA for the management of unresectable or metastatic melanoma. However, its role as a neoadjuvant therapy has not been determined. We present the first documented case in which vemurafenib induced complete tumor necrosis of both lymph node and brain metastases within o...

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Main Authors: Idit Melnik, Michal Lotem, Boris Yoffe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/794239