Non-small-cell lung cancer: how to manage BRAF-mutated disease

Giorgia Guaitoli, Lodovica Zullo, Marcello Tiseo, Matthew Dankner, April AN Rose, Francesco Facchinetti

Article Type

Review

Published

This review aims to offer a comprehensive update about available therapeutic options for patients with NSCLC harbouring BRAF mutations to guide the physician in the choice of treatment strategies.

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Treatment with combined dabrafenib and trametinib in BRAFV600E-mutated metastatic malignant melanoma: a case of long-term complete response after treatment cessation

Sonia Brugnara, Mariacristina Sicher, Elena Maria Bonandini, Davide Donner, Franca Chierichetti, Mattia Barbareschi, Carlo Renè Girardelli, Orazio Caffo

Article Type

Case Report

Published

The case report discusses a patient, diagnosed with BRAFV600E-mutated metastatic malignant melanoma M1a, who achieved a complete metabolic response after 7 months of treatment with the combination of dabrafenib and trametinib.

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Evaluating cost benefits of combination therapies for advanced melanoma

Ivar S Jensen, Emily Zacherle, Christopher M Blanchette, Jie Zhang, Wes Yin

Article Type

Original Research

Published

The model presented in this study was used to analyze the clinical and economic benefit of using combination therapies in advanced melanoma patients with the BRAF V600 mutation. The analysis suggests dabrafenib + trametinib therapy is associated with less patient time and lower costs relative to nivolumab + ipilimumab to gain similar progression-free survival and overall response rate benefits.

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