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- AKT
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Protein kinase B
- APC
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Antigen-presenting cell
- BRAF
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v-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1
- CDK4
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Cyclin-dependent kinase 4
- CDKN2A
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Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A
- c-KIT
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CD117, mast/stem cell growth factor receptor
- CTLA-4
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Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4
- DTIC
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Dacarbazine
- gp100
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Melanocyte protein Pmel 17
- HLA-A
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Human leukocyte antigen-A
- MART-1
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Melanoma antigen recognized by T cells 1
- MEK
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MAP2K, mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
- MET
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MNNG HOS transforming gene
- mTOR
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Mammalian target of Rapamycin
- NRAS
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Neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog
- NY-ESO-1
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Cancer testis antigen, New York-Esophageal Cancer-1
- PD-1
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Programmed cell death protein 1
- PD-L1
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Programmed cell death 1 ligand 1
- PI3K
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Phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase
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Herlyn, D., Krepler, C. Highlights of melanoma research presented at the 48th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago, IL, June 1–5, 2012. Cancer Immunol Immunother 62, 1131–1135 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00262-013-1399-5
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