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Dabrafenib is indicated as a single agent for the treatment of people with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with BRAF V600E mutation. [2] Dabrafenib is indicated, in combination with trametinib, for BRAF V600E-positive unresectable or metastatic melanoma, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, metastatic anaplastic thyroid cancer, and unresectable or metastatic solid tumors.
In October 2012 a study reported that combining Dabrafenib with a MEK inhibitor trametinib led to even better outcomes. Compared to Dabrafenib alone, progression-free survival was increased to 41% from 9%, and the median progression-free survival increased to 9.4 months versus 5.8 months. Some side effects were, however, increased in the ...
The combination of dabrafenib and trametinib was approved for NHS use for youngsters with brain tumours in April. However, Alexander has been accessing the medication privately at a cost of about ...
Trametinib, sold under the brand name Mekinist among others, is an anticancer medication used for the treatment of melanoma [4] [5] and glioma. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It is a MEK inhibitor drug with anti-cancer activity. [ 8 ]
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This trend is particularly alarming because early detection significantly improves survival. Five-year survival rates drop drastically from 99% for early-stage breast cancer to just 31% when the ...
Dabrafenib and trametinib have been approved as tissue-agnostic drugs for solid tumors that are B-RAF positive. [ 16 ] Tissue-agnostic cancer drugs that are under development as of May 2022 [update] include Selitrectinib (Loxo-195) and anti- ERBB3 antibodies.
A phase III trial (vs dacarbazine) in patients with previously untreated metastatic melanoma showed an improved rates of overall and progression-free survival. [18] In June 2011, positive results were reported from the phase III BRIM3 BRAF-mutation melanoma study. [19] The BRIM3 trial reported good updated results in 2012. [20]