A new ALK isoform transported by extracellular vesicles confers drug resistance to vemurafenib in A375 melanoma cells

Despite the successful use of drugs targeting the MAPK signaling pathway and immunotherapy in melanoma, the majority of patients with metastatic disease still undergo disease progression indicating a gradual development of therapy resistance. In the present study, microarray analyses were performed on BRAF inhibitor sensitive melanoma cells A375 and corresponding vemurafenib (PLX4032) - resistant cells A375_X1 to describe changes in the transcriptome that might play a role in drug resistance. For each cell line the microarray experiment was performed in duplicates.