Clinical observation of panniculitis in two patients with BRAF-mutated metastatic melanoma treated with a combination of a BRAF inhibitor and a MEK inhibitor
Author(s) -
N. Galliker,
Carla Murer,
Jivko Kamarashev,
Reinhard Dummer,
Simone M. Goldinger
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.48
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1952-4013
pISSN - 1167-1122
DOI - 10.1684/ejd.2014.2512
Subject(s) - medicine , metastatic melanoma , mek inhibitor , melanoma , panniculitis , cancer research , dermatology , oncology , phosphorylation , mapk/erk pathway , biochemistry , chemistry
Treatment with selective BRAF or MEK inhibitors is frequently associated with cutaneous toxicities, including squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), papillomas and rash. These cutaneous adverse effects are typically observed at a lower incidence during combined BRAF and MEK inhibitor therapy.
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