Article
Safety and efficacy of vemurafenib in BRAF(V600E) and BRAF(V600K) mutation-positive melanoma (BRIM-3): extended follow-up of a phase 3, randomised, open-label study.
The Lancet. Oncology - 1 Mar 2014
McArthur Grant A, Chapman Paul B, Robert Caroline, Larkin James, Haanen John B, Dummer Reinhard, Ribas Antoni, Hogg David, Hamid Omid, Ascierto Paolo A, Garbe Claus, Testori Alessandro, Maio Michele, Lorigan Paul, Lebbé Celeste, Jouary Thomas, Schadendorf Dirk, O'Day Stephen J, Kirkwood John M, Eggermont Alexander M, Dréno Brigitte, Sosman Jeffrey A, Flaherty Keith T, Yin Ming, Caro Ivor, Cheng Suzanne, Trunzer Kerstin, Hauschild Axel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In the BRIM-3 trial, vemurafenib was associated with risk reduction versus dacarbazine of both death and progression in patients with advanced BRAF(V600) mutation-positive melanoma. We present an extended follow-up analysis of the total population and in the BRAF(V600E) and BRAF(V600K) mutation subgroups. METHODS: Patients older than 18 years, with treatment-naive metastatic melanoma and whose tumour...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Dacarbazine
- Disease-Free Survival
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Indoles
