Abstract
In multiple myeloma, it is believed that multiple mutations in different pathways deregulate the intrinsic biology of the plasma cell, resulting in a genetically complex heterogeneous disease. Mutations in the mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway have been identified and represent potential targets for therapy in this disease. BRAF, a serine/threonine kinase, has received considerable attention given the success of targeted therapy in malignant melanoma. Andrulis and colleagues report, for the first time, successful treatment of multiple myeloma with vemurafenib, a BRAF inhibitor, in a patient with a BRAF mutation.
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