Article
Open-label, multicentre safety study of vemurafenib in 3219 patients with BRAFV600 mutation-positive metastatic melanoma: 2-year follow-up data and long-term responders' analysis.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Jul 2017
Blank Christian U, Larkin James, Arance Ana M, Hauschild Axel, Queirolo Paola, Del Vecchio Michele, Ascierto Paolo A, Krajsova Ivana, Schachter Jacob, Neyns Bart, Garbe Claus, Chiarion Sileni Vanna, Mandalà Mario, Gogas Helen, Espinosa Enrique, Hospers Geke A P, Miller Wilson H, Robson Susan, Makrutzki Martina, Antic Vladan, Brown Michael P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The orally available BRAF kinase inhibitor vemurafenib is an effective and tolerable treatment option for patients with metastatic melanoma harbouring BRAFV600 mutations. We assessed the safety of vemurafenib in a large population of patients with few alternative treatment options; we report updated 2-year safety. METHODS: This was an open-label, multicentre study of vemurafenib (960 mg bid) in...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Brain Neoplasms
- Disease Progression
- Disease-Free Survival
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
