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Best Practices for Biomarker Testing in Metastatic Melanoma

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Michael Postow, MD,John M. Kirkwood, MD

When a patient with metastatic melanoma patient tests negative for the BRAF V600E mutation, doctors recommend sending the sample for next-generation sequencing testing which can take 2-3 weeks, during which time they may start immunotherapy if the patient has aggressive disease, but ideally should wait for results to guide treatment.

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