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A phase II study of imatinib mesylate (IM) for patients with advanced melanoma harboring somatic alterations of KIT

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Published at: meeting.ascopubs.org

Gleevec shows promise as targeted melanoma treatment

July 27, 2009

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Gleevec (Imatinib), a target specific cancer treatment drug against KIT oncogene mutations, shows early evidence of efficacy in treating melanomas with susceptible genetic mutations, further support for a personalized medicine, targeted therapy, approach to treating melanoma and cancers in general.

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