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Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 3 Amplified Metastatic Melanoma Treated With Erdafitinib.
Cureus
  • Saro Sarkisian
  • Alyson McIntosh, MD, Lehigh Valley Health Network
  • Suresh G. Nair, MD, Lehigh Valley Health Network
  • Alexander N Shoushtari
  • Margaret Callahan
Publication/Presentation Date
10-29-2020
Abstract

The treatment of metastatic melanoma has changed dramatically in the last decade with the introduction of immunotherapy and targeted therapy. A futile disease in the past is now treated with various options, resulting in improvement in progression-free and overall survivals, along with improvement in the quality of life. Having said that, the majority of patients with metastatic melanoma eventually succumb to the disease. Molecular profiling of each tumor in the advanced stage is standard of care now, as this would lead to individualized treatment options for each patient. Here, we present a rare case of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR 3) amplified metastatic melanoma, treated rather unconventionally with FGFR 3 inhibitor erdafitinib.

PubMedID
33269159
Document Type
Article
Citation Information

Sarkisian, S., McIntosh, A., Nair, S., Shoushtari, A. N., & Callahan, M. (2020). Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 3 Amplified Metastatic Melanoma Treated With Erdafitinib. Cureus, 12(10), e11231. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11231