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Dabrafenib and trametinib versus dabrafenib and placebo for Val600 BRAF-mutant melanoma: a multicentre, double-blind, phase 3 randomised controlled trial

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The improvement in overall survival establishes the combination of dabrafenib and trametinib as the standard targeted treatment for BRAF Val600 mutation-positive melanoma.
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This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2015-08-01. It has received 1099 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Dabrafenib & Trametinib.

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Management of brain metastases in melanoma

TL;DR: Treatment of melanoma patients with brain metastases includes local treatment and/or systemic therapy as well as symptomatic treatment, depending on the clinical situation.
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A Network Meta-Analysis of Short and Long-Term Efficacy of Targeted Therapy With Single or Double-Drug Regimens in the Treatment of Stage III/IV Malignant Melanoma Based on 16 Randomized Controlled Trials.

TL;DR: It was determined that Vem, Dab, and Niv might be the best choice in evaluating the treatment of stage III/IV malignant melanoma among different single‐drug targeted therapy regimens, while Dab + Tra, Niv - Ipi, and Vem‬+‬Cob might have better short‐term efficacy among different double‐drugTargeted Therapy regimens.
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Do the Side Effects of BRAF Inhibitors Mimic RASopathies

TL;DR: This work compares the clinical effects of treatment with BRAF inhibitors with those of genetic RASopathies and finds a striking overlap between the inhibitor-induced, iatrogenic dermatoses with the genodermatoses seen in patients with corresponding congenital Rasopathies.
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Novel therapies for unresectable and metastatic melanoma

TL;DR: A 60 year old white woman who had a melanoma excised a year ago now presents with multiple subcutaneous nodules along her left shin that are confirmed as metastatic melanoma, with molecular analysis revealing a BRAF wild type genotype.
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The proportion cured of patients diagnosed with Stage III-IV cutaneous malignant melanoma in Sweden 1990-2007 : A population-based study.

TL;DR: A significantly better outcome is demonstrated in patients diagnosed with non‐ulcerated Stage III CMMs compared to ulcerated stages III and IV disease after adjusting for age, sex and tumor site, and the standardized MST of uncured was approximately 9–10 months longer for non‐ULcerated versus ulcerate Stage IIICMMs.
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A multiple testing procedure for clinical trials.

TL;DR: The overall size of the procedure is shown to be controlled with virtually the same accuracy as the single sample chi-square test based on N(m1 + m2) observations and the power is found to bevirtually the same.
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