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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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Non-small-cell lung cancer: how to manage BRAF-mutated disease

TL;DR: In this paper , a comprehensive update about available therapeutic options for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer harboring BRAF mutations is provided to guide the physician in the choice of treatment strategies.
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Elucidating value: the role of cost-effectiveness analysis in the decision-making process for the management of BRAF V600E/K mutation-positive melanoma.

TL;DR: In 1970, the prolific Greek poet Alkis Alkaios indited his famous poem "Malignant Melanoma" as a requiem for one of his late friends as mentioned in this paper.
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Checkpoint-Inhibitoren – Indikation und Verwendung bei Melanompatienten

TL;DR: Theoretische Ergebnisse sind bahnbrechend, insbesondere beim fortgeschrittenen malignen Melanom, welches bis vor Kurzem in den meisten Fällen nach wenigen Monaten zum Tode führte.
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New Approaches to Signaling

TL;DR: It is hoped that the discovery of somatic genetic alterations in signal transduction pathways that regulate proliferation, cell cycle, differentiation, and survival will provide further opportunities for expanding the reach of targeted therapy.
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Genomic sequencing to inform therapy in advanced pancreatic cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies

TL;DR: In this paper, a systematic review identified prospective studies of exocrine pancreatic cancer patients published before August 2020 which conducted genomic sequencing to inform treatment selection and found that 590 of 1382 patients harboured a targetable alteration (random effects meta-analysis estimate of the proportion 0.46, 95% confidence interval 0.32-0.61).
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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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