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Improved survival with MEK inhibition in BRAF-mutated melanoma.

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N Engl J Med2012PMID 22663011stubpubmedProvenance
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CIViC — Clinical Interpretation of Variants in Cancer
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CuratedShowing 1–3 of 3 evidence items · levels, directions and significance as curated at the source; each row links to its CIViC record.
TherapyCancerTypeLevelDirection · significanceRating (1–5)StatusEvidenceSource
BRAF V6001
TrametinibMelanomaPredictiveBSupports Sensitivity Response3accepted
EID1750

Patients who had histologically confirmed, unresectable stage IIIC or IV cutaneous melanoma with a V600E or V600K BRAF mutation were eligible for the study. 322 eligible patients (281 with the V600E m… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 22663011 · Flaherty et al., 2012 · Open in CIViC

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BRAF V600E1
TrametinibMelanomaPredictiveBSupports Sensitivity Response4accepted
EID2135

In a study of 322 advanced melanoma patients with BRAF-V600E (N=281), BRAF-V600K (N=40), or both mutations (N=1), treatment with trametinib was associated with improved progression-free survival (4.8m… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 22663011 · Flaherty et al., 2012 · Open in CIViC

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BRAF V600K1
TrametinibMelanomaPredictiveBSupports Sensitivity Response2accepted
EID2506

In a study of 322 advanced melanoma patients with BRAF-V600E (N=281), BRAF-V600K (N=40), or both mutations (N=1), treatment with trametinib was associated with improved progression-free survival (4.8m… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 22663011 · Flaherty et al., 2012 · Open in CIViC

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