Association Between<i>NRAS</i>and<i>BRAF</i>Mutational Status and Melanoma-Specific Survival Among Patients With Higher-Risk Primary Melanoma

Abstract

Lower TIL grade for NRAS+ melanoma suggests it has a more immunosuppressed microenvironment, which may affect its response to immunotherapies. The approximate 3-fold increased risk of death for higher-risk tumors harboring NRAS or BRAF mutations after adjusting for other prognostic factors compared with WT melanomas indicates that the prognostic implication of these mutations deserves further investigation, particularly in higher–AJCC stage primary melanomas.