BRAF targeted therapy for patients with melanoma and active brain metastases a review of clinical effectiveness
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in Canada, with about 6,500 new cases of skin malignant melanoma reported in 2014, and 1250 Canadians expected to die from it in 2017. Approximately 40-60% of melanomas contain a mutation in the gene that encodes BRAF, which leads to constitutive activation of d...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Ottawa (ON)
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
2017, October 18, 2017
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Edition: | Version 1.0 |
Series: | CADTH rapid response report: summary with critical appraisal
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Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references