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Melanocytic Neoplasm
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Variants & evidence
414 evidence items mapped to this entity or its descendants, grouped by molecular profile, then therapy. 50 items per page.
| Therapy | Cancer | Type | Level | Direction · significance | Rating (1–5) | Status | Evidence | Source |
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| AEBP1 Overexpression1 | ||||||||
| Vemurafenib | Cutaneous MelanomaALIAS | Predictive | D | Supports Resistance | 2 | submitted | EID2911To identify novel molecular mechanism(s) of resistance, we generated PLX4032-resistant cell lines by chronic exposure of the BRAF (V600E)-positive parental melanoma cell line Mel-CV to PLX4032. After … (full text at CIViC) PMID 24201813 · Hu et al., 2013 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRAF Fusion1 | ||||||||
| Trametinib | Cutaneous MelanomaALIAS | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 2 | accepted | EID13150A 42 year old male patient with stage III cutaneous melanoma harboring an AGAP3::BRAF fusion was treated with the MEK inhibitor trametinib after prior pembrolizumab and experienced a response lasting … (full text at CIViC) PMID 35871080 · Moran et al., 2022 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRAF Fusion3 | ||||||||
| Belvarafenib | Melanoma | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID13151A patient with metastatic melanoma of unknown primary harboring an AGK-BRAF fusion with an intact BRAF kinase domain received belvarafenib 450 mg twice daily after progression on pembrolizumab, dacarb… (full text at CIViC) PMID 38470950 · Kim et al., 2024 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Sorafenib | Melanoma | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 2 | accepted | EID723BRAF fusion AGK-BRAF was associated with decreased sensitivity to vemurafenib and increased sensitivity to sorafenib in-vitro. A single patient with this fusion showed durable response to sorafenib. PMID 23890088 · Botton et al., 2013 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Vemurafenib | Melanoma | Predictive | D | Supports Resistance | 2 | accepted | EID724 | |
| AKT1 E17K1 | ||||||||
| Vemurafenib | Melanoma | Predictive | D | Supports Resistance | 1 | accepted | EID4029In an in vitro study, a M229 cell line endogenously expressing BRAF V600E mutation (a known vemurafenib sensitizing mutation) and overexpressing AKT1 E17K mutation was associated with resistance to ve… (full text at CIViC) PMID 24265155 · Shi et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| AKT1 E17K + BRAF V600EAKT1BRAF2 | ||||||||
| Uprosertib | Melanoma | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | 2 | accepted | EID707A melanoma cell line (M262) with AKT E17K mutation was found to be sensitive to AKT inhibition with GSK2141795B in this study. PMID 24735930 · Lassen et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Dabrafenib + UprosertibCombination | Melanoma | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | 2 | submitted | EID13115A BRAF V600E-positive melanoma cell line (M262) with AKT E17K mutation was found to have a similar level of sensitivity to combination dabrafenib plus AKT inhibitor GSK2141795B (IC50 < 1nM) as to dabr… (full text at CIViC) PMID 24735930 · Lassen et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| AKT1 Overexpression1 | ||||||||
| Vemurafenib | Melanoma | Predictive | D | Does Not Support Resistance | 3 | accepted | EID6259An in vitro study of M229 (a human melanoma cell line) endogenously expressing wild-type AKT1 and BRAF V600E (a known BRAF inhibitor sensitizing mutation) found that cells induced to stably over-expre… (full text at CIViC) PMID 24265155 · Shi et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| AKT1 Q79K3 | ||||||||
| Dabrafenib | Melanoma | Predictive | C | Supports Resistance | 4 | accepted | EID6260In a retrospective study of 44 relapsed melanoma patients with BRAF V600E/K (known BRAF inhibitor sensitizing mutations), AKT1 Q79K was associated with acquired resistance to BRAF inhibitor (dabrafeni… (full text at CIViC) PMID 24265155 · Shi et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Vemurafenib | Melanoma | Predictive | D | Supports Resistance | 4 | accepted | EID439The AKT1 Q79K mutation has been shown to confer resistance to BRAF inhibitors (vemurafenib) in melanoma cell line M229. PMID 24265152 · Shi et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Melanoma | Predictive | D | Supports Resistance | 2 | accepted | EID4498In an in vitro study, a M229 cell line endogenously expressing BRAF V600E mutation (a known vemurafenib sensitizing mutation) and overexpressing AKT1 Q79K mutation was associated with resistance to ve… | |
| AKT3 E17K1 | ||||||||
| Vemurafenib | Melanoma | Predictive | D | Supports Resistance | 3 | accepted | EID4521An in vitro study of M229 (a human melanoma cell line) endogenously expressing wildtype AKT3 and BRAF V600E (a known BRAF inhibitor sensitizing mutation) found that cells virally induced to stably ove… (full text at CIViC) PMID 24265155 · Shi et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| AKT3 Overexpression1 | ||||||||
| Vemurafenib | Melanoma | Predictive | D | Supports Resistance | 2 | accepted | EID6261An in vitro study of M229 (a human melanoma cell line) endogenously expressing wildtype AKT3 and BRAF V600E (a known BRAF inhibitor sensitizing mutation) found that cells induced to stably over-expres… (full text at CIViC) PMID 24265155 · Shi et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| ALK Alternative Transcript (ATI)3 | ||||||||
| Crizotinib | Cutaneous MelanomaALIAS | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 4 | accepted | EID1936Expression of an alternative ALK transcript (ATI), encompassing exons 20–29 preceded by ~400 base pairs (bp) of intron 19, but not exons 1–19 was identified in three samples of thyroid cancer and mela… (full text at CIViC) PMID 26444240 · Wiesner et al., 2015 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Alectinib + ALK Inhibitor ASP3026 + Ceritinib + Crizotinib + EntrectinibSubstitutes | Melanoma | Predictive | D | Does Not Support Sensitivity Response | 3 | submitted | EID7484Melanoma cell lines and xenografts expressing the ALK ATI variant did not respond to treatment with ALK inhibitors, while fusion ALK expressing cell lines and xenografts were sensitive. PMID 29054983 · Couts et al., 2018 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| RAF1 Fusion1 | ||||||||
| Trametinib | Melanoma | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 4 | accepted | EID9021In a case report of a patient with metastatic melanoma harhouring an in-frame ANO10-RAF1 fusion, a MEK inhibitor (trametinib) treatment resulted in brief, but significant, tumor regression and symptom… (full text at CIViC) PMID 35135096 · Kim et al., 2018 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| ATM Mutation1 | ||||||||
| Temozolomide | Melanoma | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID453Melanoma cell lines were shown to have increased sensitivity to Temozolomide when siRNA-induced ATM knockdown was applied. PMID 23960094 · Eich et al., 2013 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| ATXN1L Loss1 | ||||||||
| Dabrafenib + VemurafenibSubstitutes | Melanoma | Predictive | B | Supports Resistance | 3 | submitted | EID5124ATXN1L expression was analyzed in 30 BRAF V600-mutant untreated melanoma metastes. 21 of these patients were subsequently treated with dabrafenib or vemurafenib, and 9 of these patients were treated w… (full text at CIViC) PMID 28178529 · Wang et al., 2017 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| B2M Loss1 | ||||||||
| Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor | Melanoma | Predictive | D | Supports Resistance | 2 | submitted | EID12152Whole exome sequencing (WES) was performed on 49 longitudinal tumour samples from 17 patients with metastatic melanoma, of whom 10 responded to ICIs/CPB, where 5 had durable responses, while 5 eventua… (full text at CIViC) PMID 29070816 · Sade-Feldman et al., 2017 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| B2M S14FS1 | ||||||||
| Pembrolizumab | Cutaneous MelanomaALIAS | Predictive | C | Supports Resistance | 3 | accepted | EID1569Paired tumor samples were analyzed from four patients with metastatic melanoma and initial response with a subsequent relapse under pembrolizumab (PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor) therapy. Baseline biopsies… (full text at CIViC) PMID 27433843 · Zaretsky et al., 2016 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BAP1 EXPRESSION1 | ||||||||
| (prognostic) | Uveal Melanoma | Prognostic | B | Supports Better Outcome | 3 | accepted | EID458In patients with uveal melanoma, those with BAP1 expression (determined by immunohistochemical staining) had better survival. PMID 25147369 · van Essen et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BAP1 Mutation1 | ||||||||
| Panobinostat + Trichostatin A + Valproic Acid + VorinostatSubstitutes | Uveal Melanoma | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID1234Somatic and germline BAP1 mutations are associated with uveal melanoma. In this preclinical study, gene set enrichment analysis revealed HDAC inhibitors as potential drugs in BAP1 mutant uveal melanom… (full text at CIViC) PMID 22038994 · Landreville et al., 2012 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRAF A598V1 | ||||||||
| BRAF Inhibitor + Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase InhibitorCombination | Melanoma | Predictive | C | Does Not Support Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID7635In a retrospective study from 20 institutes in 4 countries, the efficacy of BRAF inhibitor and/or MEK inhibitor in patients with melanoma harboring BRAF nonV600E/K mutations were evaluated. Treated wi… (full text at CIViC) PMID 31580757 · Menzer et al., 2019 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRAF Amplification + BRAF V600E + BRAF V600K1 | ||||||||
| Dabrafenib + VemurafenibSubstitutes | Melanoma | Predictive | B | Supports Resistance | 2 | accepted | EID6262In a retrospective study of 44 relapsed melanoma patients harboring BRAF V600E or V600K (known BRAF inhibitor sensitizing mutations), MAPK pathway reactivation mechanisms were implicated in acquired r… (full text at CIViC) PMID 24265155 · Shi et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRAF D594A1 | ||||||||
| Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase Inhibitor + SorafenibSubstitutes | Cutaneous MelanomaALIAS | Predictive | E | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID1454Preclinical study in melanoma cell lines. Inactivity of BRAF as mediated by specific mutation (D594A, D594V or K483M) or selective pharmacological inhibition leads to MEK hyperactivation through CRAF … (full text at CIViC) PMID 20141835 · Heidorn et al., 2010 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRAF D594G2 | ||||||||
| Sorafenib | Cutaneous MelanomaALIAS | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID6001In this preclinical study, melanoma cell lines harboring the kinase-dead G469E- and D594G mutations were identified. These cell lines were resitant to MEK-Inhibition but underwent apoptosis after shRN… (full text at CIViC) PMID 18794803 · Smalley et al., 2009 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| U0126 | Cutaneous MelanomaALIAS | Predictive | D | Supports Resistance | 3 | accepted | EID6002In this preclinical study, melanoma cell lines harboring the kinase-dead G469E- and D594G mutations were identified. These cell lines were resitant to MEK-Inhibition but underwent apoptosis after shRN… (full text at CIViC) PMID 18794803 · Smalley et al., 2009 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRAF D594N5 | ||||||||
| Dabrafenib | Cutaneous MelanomaALIAS | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | — | rejected | EID2813Patients were treated with a specific RAF inhibitor (dabrafenib), which improved overall survival of patients with BRAF mutations (P<0.003), compared to non-treated patients with BRAF mutations. Patie… (full text at CIViC) PMID 21343559 · Long et al., 2011 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Cutaneous MelanomaALIAS | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | — | rejected | EID2814An inducible BRAF-V600E mouse melanoma model shows a tight correlation between activated BRAF and disease progression. PMID 16424035 · Hoeflich et al., 2006 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Cutaneous MelanomaALIAS | Predictive | ||||||
| BRAF D594V1 | ||||||||
| Sorafenib + TrametinibSubstitutes | Cutaneous MelanomaALIAS | Predictive | E | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID1456Preclinical study in melanoma cell lines. Inactivity of BRAF as mediated by specific mutation (D594A, D594V or K483M) or selective pharmacological inhibition leads to MEK hyperactivation through CRAF … (full text at CIViC) PMID 20141835 · Heidorn et al., 2010 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRAF G4692 | ||||||||
| BRAF Inhibitor | Melanoma | Predictive | B | Does Not Support Sensitivity Response | 3 | submitted | EID7623In a retrospective study from 20 institutes in 4 countries, the efficacy of BRAF inhibitor and/or MEK inhibitor in patients with melanoma harboring BRAF nonV600E/K mutations were evaluated. Treated wi… (full text at CIViC) PMID 31580757 · Menzer et al., 2019 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRAF Inhibitor + Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase InhibitorCombination | Melanoma | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID7634In a retrospective study from 20 institutes in 4 countries, the efficacy of BRAF inhibitor and/or MEK inhibitor in patients with melanoma harboring BRAF nonV600E/K mutations were evaluated. Treated wi… (full text at CIViC) PMID 31580757 · Menzer et al., 2019 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRAF G469A1 | ||||||||
| Vemurafenib | Melanoma | Predictive | D | Supports Resistance | — | submitted | EID4183In an in vitro study, a MO-1 cell line expressing BRAF G469A demonstrated reduced sensitivity to vemurafenib treatment, similar to LND-1 cells expression BRAF wild-type. Sensitivity was determined by … (full text at CIViC) PMID 26070258 · Porcelli et al., 2015 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRAF G469E2 | ||||||||
| Sorafenib | Cutaneous MelanomaALIAS | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID6003In this preclinical study, melanoma cell lines harboring the kinase-dead G469E- and D594G mutations were identified. These cell lines were resitant to MEK-Inhibition but underwent apoptosis after shRN… (full text at CIViC) PMID 18794803 · Smalley et al., 2009 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| U0126 | Cutaneous MelanomaALIAS | Predictive | D | Supports Resistance | 3 | accepted | EID6004In this preclinical study, melanoma cell lines harboring the kinase-dead G469E- and D594G mutations were identified. These cell lines were resitant to MEK-Inhibition (U0126) but underwent apoptosis af… (full text at CIViC) PMID 18794803 · Smalley et al., 2009 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRAF G593D1 | ||||||||
| BRAF Inhibitor | Melanoma | Predictive | C | Does Not Support Sensitivity Response | 3 | submitted | EID7624In a retrospective study from 20 institutes in 4 countries, the efficacy of BRAF inhibitor and/or MEK inhibitor in patients with melanoma harboring BRAF nonV600E/K mutations were evaluated. Treated wi… (full text at CIViC) PMID 31580757 · Menzer et al., 2019 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRAF intron 10 rearrangement1 | ||||||||
| Dabrafenib + VemurafenibSubstitutes | Melanoma | Predictive | B | Supports Resistance | 3 | accepted | EID6400In a retrospective study of 44 relapsed melanoma patients harboring BRAF V600E or V600K (known BRAF inhibitor sensitizing mutations), MAPK pathway reactivation mechanisms were implicated in acquired r… (full text at CIViC) PMID 24265155 · Shi et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRAF intron 9 rearrangement1 | ||||||||
| Dabrafenib + VemurafenibSubstitutes | Melanoma | Predictive | B | Supports Resistance | 3 | accepted | EID6401In a retrospective study of 44 relapsed melanoma patients harboring BRAF V600E or V600K (known BRAF inhibitor sensitizing mutations), MAPK pathway reactivation mechanisms were implicated in acquired r… (full text at CIViC) PMID 24265155 · Shi et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRAF K483M1 | ||||||||
| Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase Inhibitor + SorafenibSubstitutes | Cutaneous MelanomaALIAS | Predictive | E | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID1457Preclinical study in melanoma cell lines. Inactivity of BRAF as mediated by specific mutation (D594A, D594V or K483M) or selective pharmacological inhibition leads to MEK hyperactivation through CRAF … (full text at CIViC) PMID 20141835 · Heidorn et al., 2010 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRAF K601E3 | ||||||||
| BRAF Inhibitor | Melanoma | Predictive | B | Does Not Support Sensitivity Response | 4 | submitted | EID7622In a retrospective study from 20 institutes in 4 countries, the efficacy of BRAF inhibitor and/or MEK inhibitor in patients with melanoma harboring BRAF nonV600E/K mutations were evaluated. Treated wi… (full text at CIViC) PMID 31580757 · Menzer et al., 2019 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Dabrafenib | Cutaneous MelanomaALIAS | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | — | submitted | EID2812In a study of 197 metastatic melanoma patients, BRAF mutations were identified in 95 patients including V600E (n=70), V600K (n=19), K601E (n=1) and D594N (n=1). Patients were treated with a specific R… (full text at CIViC) PMID 21343559 · Long et al., 2011 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Trametinib + VemurafenibSubstitutes | Cutaneous MelanomaALIAS | |||||||
| BRAF L505H2 | ||||||||
| Vemurafenib | Melanoma | Predictive | B | Supports Resistance | 3 | accepted | EID1669In this study, the investigators followed 10 patients treated with vemurafenib, and then they collected biopsies of lesions that progressed. In one of these patients, they identified the L505H mutatio… (full text at CIViC) PMID 25515853 · Hoogstraat et al., 2015 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Melanoma | Predictive | D | Supports Resistance | 4 | accepted | EID1668Using a mutation screen in the BRAFV600E melanoma cell line A375, the L505H variant was identified as conferring resistance to vemurafenib. Analysis of the mutation in T293 cell lines found that the L… (full text at CIViC) PMID 24112705 · Wagenaar et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRAF L5971 | ||||||||
| BRAF Inhibitor | Melanoma | Predictive | B | Does Not Support Sensitivity Response | 4 | submitted | EID7621In a retrospective study from 20 institutes in 4 countries, the efficacy of BRAF inhibitor and/or MEK inhibitor in patients with melanoma harboring BRAF nonV600E/K mutations were evaluated. Treated wi… (full text at CIViC) PMID 31580757 · Menzer et al., 2019 · Open in CIViC | civic |
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A melanoma cell line with AGK-BRAF in-frame fusion showed decreased sensitivity towards Vemurafenib in comparison with BRAF mutated (V600E) cell lines.
PMID 23890088 · Botton et al., 2013 · Open in CIViC
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PMID 24265155 · Shi et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC
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| Mucosal Melanoma |
| Predictive |
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| Does Not Support Sensitivity Response |
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EID7421ALK expression was analyzed in 45 melanoma patient-derived xenografts (PDXs), with 11/45 showing ALK expression. Four PDX tumours had only wild-type ALK expression, four had only ALK alternative trans… (full text at CIViC) PMID 29054983 · Couts et al., 2018 · Open in CIViC |
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| D |
| Supports Sensitivity Response |
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EID2815Acquired resistance to vemurafenib in BRAF-V600E positive melanomas frequently confound vemurafenib therapy. Proposed resistance mechanisms include PDGFRbeta upregulation or NRAS mutations resulting i… (full text at CIViC) PMID 20818844 · Flaherty et al., 2010 · Open in CIViC |
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| 〃 | Cutaneous MelanomaALIAS | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | — | rejected | EID2816Acquired resistance to vemurafenib in BRAF-V600E positive melanomas frequently confound vemurafenib therapy. Proposed resistance mechanisms include PDGFRbeta upregulation or NRAS mutations resulting i… (full text at CIViC) PMID 21107320 · Johannessen et al., 2010 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Cutaneous MelanomaALIAS | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | — | rejected | EID2817Acquired resistance to vemurafenib in BRAF-V600E positive melanomas frequently confound vemurafenib therapy. Proposed resistance mechanisms include PDGFRbeta upregulation or NRAS mutations resulting i… (full text at CIViC) PMID 21107323 · Nazarian et al., 2010 · Open in CIViC | civic |
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| D |
| Supports Sensitivity Response |
| 3 |
| accepted |
EID1462Preclinical study in 293H cell line. Ectopic expression of V600E, L597R/Q/S, and K601E mutants elevated phospho-MEK and ERK levels. Vemurafenib treatment of all of the BRAF mutant–expressing cells led… (full text at CIViC) PMID 22798288 · Dahlman et al., 2012 · Open in CIViC |
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