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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2023

Case Report: Dynamic overlap of melanoma, sarcoidosis, and targeted therapy for

Nakul Dar, Sarah E Gradecki, Elizabeth M Gaughan

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Nakul DarUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
Sarah E GradeckiDepartment of Pathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
Elizabeth M GaughanDivision of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States.

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Abstract

Targeted therapies, including BRAF and MEK inhibitors, are valuable treatment options for patients with unresectable or metastatic BRAF V600-mutant melanoma. With the improvement in survival seen with modern melanoma therapeutics, clinicians are learning the variable patterns associated with extended clinical courses. Sarcoidosis is characterized by non-caseating granulomatous inflammation of unknown etiology, often presenting with cutaneous, lung, or lymph node involvement. There is a known association between sarcoidosis and melanoma, and sarcoidosis is increasingly seen and described in the setting of anti-melanoma therapy. The challenge for clinicians is to differentiate between sarcoid-related and malignancy-related findings, which may follow a variable course over years. We present two cases of BRAF and MEK inhibitor-related sarcoidosis in patients with melanoma and review the literature. The dynamic nature of the clinical and radiographic findings impacted patient management and clinical decisions for years of their treatment course.

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BRAF inhibitorMEK inhibitormetastatic melanomasarcoidsarcoid-liketargeted therapy

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