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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Rene Bernards
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-50535 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Nature 20140326 7494
Treatment of BRAF(V600E) mutant melanoma by small molecule drugs that target the BRAF or MEK kinases can be effective, but resistance develops invariably. In contrast, colon cancers that harbour the same BRAF(V600E) mutation are intrinsically resistant to BRAF inhibitors, due to feedback activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Here we show that 6 out of 16 melanoma tumours analysed acquired EGFR expression after the development of resistance to BRAF or MEK inhibitors. Using a ...[more]