Table 1.

The table summarizes general characteristics of the 70 BRAF-mutated melanoma patients.

Characteristic	N (%)
Number of cases	70
BRAF variant
V600E	57 (95%)
V600K	3 (5%)
V600 variant not available	10 (14%)
Gender
Male	36 (51%)
Female	34 (49%)
Age
Median (min-max)	54 yrs (26-89)
Stage
III-IV	5 (7% III stage) 65 (93% IV stage)
Breakdown of the patients	CR = 12 (17%), PD = 22 (32%), PR = 24 (34%), SD = 12 (17%)
Median LDH value	0.95 30 (43% high LDH values) 30 (43% low LDH values) 10 (14% not available)