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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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Treating malignant melanoma when a rare BRAF V600M mutation is present: case report and literature review

TL;DR: The evolution of a patient with malignant melanoma with a rare V600M mutation in the BRAF gene, that was eventually treated with vemurafenib is presented and a brief review of the major phase III trials that showed benefit with tyrosine-kinase inhibitors in BRAF mutated melanoma is presented.
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Osteoblasts contribute to a protective niche that supports melanoma cell proliferation and survival.

TL;DR: This work has investigated how the cellular niche of the bone can support melanoma cells by stimulating growth and survival via paracrine signalling between osteoblasts and cancer cells, and how blocking RANKL signalling could be overcome.
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An ultrasensitive colorimetric test for the detection of somatic rare mutations in DNA.

TL;DR: A naked-eye, inexpensive, yet very specific colorimetric assay, whose sensitivity is suitable for the detection of BRAFV600E rare mutation in ctDNA, which matches the sensitivity of some commercial instrumental assays.
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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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