2014
MEK targeting in N-RAS mutated metastatic melanoma
Thumar J, Shahbazian D, Aziz SA, Jilaveanu LB, Kluger HM. MEK targeting in N-RAS mutated metastatic melanoma. Molecular Cancer 2014, 13: 45. PMID: 24588908, PMCID: PMC3945937, DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-13-45.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-RASShort-term cultureMelanoma patientsMelanoma culturesYale Cancer CenterMetastatic melanoma patientsTime of presentationOngoing clinical trialsProtein kinase pathway activationN-RAS mutationsB-RafPan-RAF inhibitorTerm cultureKinase pathway activationConclusionsThe prognosisBrain metastasesClinical characteristicsMetastatic diseasePathologic dataWorse prognosisCancer CenterMetastatic melanomaClinical trialsMutant melanomaMelanoma cell cultures
2010
Vertical Targeting of the Phosphatidylinositol-3 Kinase Pathway as a Strategy for Treating Melanoma
Aziz SA, Jilaveanu LB, Zito C, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Conrad P, Kluger HM. Vertical Targeting of the Phosphatidylinositol-3 Kinase Pathway as a Strategy for Treating Melanoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2010, 16: 6029-6039. PMID: 21169255, PMCID: PMC3058635, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-10-1490.Peer-Reviewed Original Research