Cancer Cell. 2013 May 13;23(5):561-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2013.04.021.
Cancer cell
Fiona Hey, Catrin Pritchard
PMID: 23680140 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2013.04.021
ERK pathway activation in cells expressing wild-type BRAF is a well-reported, clinically-relevant adverse effect of the otherwise impressive response of BRAF(V600E)-mutated melanomas to RAF inhibitors. In this issue of Cancer Cell, Holderfield and colleagues show that RAF autoinhibition underpins this paradox, further complicating therapeutic strategies centered around RAF.
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