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Binimetinib, encorafenib and cetuximab (BEACON Trial) combination therapy for patients with BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer.
Drugs of today (Barcelona, Spain : 1998) - 1 Nov 2019
Shahjehan F, Kamatham S, Chandrasekharan C, Kasi P M
Abstract excerpt
BRAF V600E mutations are associated with 8-10% of metastatic colorectal cancers (mCRC) and carry a poor prognosis with limited therapeutic options. In contrast to metastatic melanoma, BRAF inhibition alone or in combination with mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitors has shown little utility in the treatment of BRAF V600E-mutant mCRC. This is secondary to upstream activation of the epidermal...
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