Novel somatic mutations to PI3K pathway genes in metastatic melanoma.

BRAF(V600) inhibitors have offered a new gateway for better treatment of metastatic melanoma. However, the overall efficacy of BRAF(V600) inhibitors has been lower than expected in clinical trials, and many patients have shown resistance to the drug's effect. We hypothesized that somatic mutati...

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Main Authors: Austin Y Shull, Alicia Latham-Schwark, Poornema Ramasamy, Kristin Leskoske, Dora Oroian, Marc R Birtwistle, Phillip J Buckhaults
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3422312?pdf=render