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Outcomes in patients with BRAFV600-mutated melanoma and brain metastases at baseline treated with dabrafenib plus trametinib.
Tumori - 1 Dec 2023
Aglietta Massimo, Chiarion-Sileni Vanna, Fava Paolo, Guidoboni Massimo, Depenni Roberta, Minisini Alessandro, Consoli Francesca, Ascierto Paolo Antonio, Rinaldi Gaetana, Banzi Maria, Marconcini Riccardo, Gueli Rossana, Ferraresi Virginia, Tucci Marco, Tonini Giuseppe, Lo Re Giovanni, Guida Michele, Del Vecchio Michele, Marcon Ilaria Gioia, Queirolo Paola
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Brain metastases (BM) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels above the upper limit of normal (ULN) are associated with poor prognosis in patients with melanoma. Although treatment with the BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib and the MEK inhibitor trametinib have demonstrated long-term clinical benefit in patients with melanoma, data on their efficacy in patients with BM are limited. METHODS: DESCRIBE Italy is...
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