The RAF inhibitor paradox revisited

Cancer Cell. 2012 Feb 14;21(2):147-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2012.01.017.

Abstract

The success of the RAF protein kinase inhibitor vemurafenib for the treatment of BRAF mutant metastatic melanoma has produced another poster child for the promise of personalized medicine. However, the results of a recent study also reveal unexpected pitfalls in the application of signal transduction-targeted therapies.