Phytocompounds from essential oil of Mentha aquatica L. cv. Lime prevent vemurafenib-promoted skin carcinogenesis via inhibiting HRAS(Q61L) keratinocytes and reprogramming macrophage activities.
Summary
BRAF inhibitors like vemurafenib can cause squamous cell carcinomas in roughly 20-30% of melanoma patients. It's important to be aware of this side effect when prescribing these drugs.