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A phase II study of daily encorafenib in combination with biweekly cetuximab in patients with BRAF V600E mutated metastatic colorectal cancer: the NEW BEACON study.
BMC cancer - 16 Dec 2022
Eriksen Martina, Pfeiffer Per, Rohrberg Kristoffer Staal, Yde Christina Westmose, Petersen Lone Nørgård, Poulsen Laurids Østergaard, Qvortrup Camilla
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BACKGROUND: Patients with BRAF V600E mutated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) have a poor prognosis. The introduction of BRAF targeted therapy with encorafenib and weekly administered cetuximab have shown improved survival with a median progression free survival (PFS) of 4.3 months. However, a regimen with cetuximab given every second week may have comparable efficacy and is more convenient for patients. While...
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