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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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Identifying the optimum first-line therapy in BRAF-mutant metastatic melanoma.

TL;DR: All approved therapies in patients with BRAF-mutant metastatic melanoma are debated, evaluating their efficacy and safety based on their pivotal trials and the results of combining concurrently or sequentially targeted therapy and immunotherapy.
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Discoidin Domain Receptors in Melanoma: Potential Therapeutic Targets to Overcome MAPK Inhibitor Resistance.

TL;DR: It is reported that DDR1 is expressed in melanomas, where it can promote tumor malignancy in mouse models of melanoma, and thus, DDR1 could be a promising target to overcome drug resistance.
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Inhibition of BRAF and ERK1/2 has synergistic effects on thyroid cancer growth in vitro and in vivo.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of combined BRAF and ERK1/2 inhibition on the growth and survival of a panel of BRAF-mutant thyroid cancer cell lines using in vitro and in vivo approaches was examined.
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Combination of radiotherapy and targeted therapy for melanoma brain metastases: a systematic review.

Abstract: Radiotherapy is a mainstay of efficient treatment of brain metastases from solid tumors. Immunotherapy has improved the survival of metastatic cancer patients across many tumor types. However, targeted therapy is a feasible alternative for patients unable to continue immunotherapy or with poor outcomes of immunotherapy. The combination of radiotherapy and targeted therapy for the treatment of brain metastases has a strong theoretical underpinning, but data on the efficacy and safety of this combination is still limited. A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and the Cochrane library database was conducted. Eleven studies were included for a total of 316 patients. Median OS was about 6.2-17.8 months from radiotherapy. Weighted survival and local control at 1 and 2 years were correlated (50.1 and 17.8%, 90.7 and 14.7% at 1 and 2 year, respectively). Radiotherapy given before or concurrently to targeted therapy provided the best effect on the outcome. For patients with brain metastases from cutaneous melanoma, the addition of concurrent targeted therapy to brain radiotherapy can increase survival and provide long-term control.
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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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