Systematic analysis of BRAFV600E melanomas reveals a role for JNK/c‐Jun pathway in adaptive resistance to drug‐induced apoptosis

Drugs that inhibit RAF/MEK signaling, such as vemurafenib, elicit profound but often temporary anti‐tumor responses in patients with BRAF V 600E melanoma. Adaptive responses to RAF/MEK inhibition occur on a timescale of hours to days, involve homeostatic responses that reactivate MAP kinase signa…