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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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Emerging Concepts for Immune Checkpoint Blockade-Based Combination Therapies

TL;DR: It is proposed that reducing tumor burden and increasing tumor immunogenicity are key factors to improve immunotherapy.
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Cutaneous melanoma: From pathogenesis to therapy (Review)

TL;DR: The epidemiological features of cutaneous melanoma along with the biological mechanisms involved in its development and progression are summarized and the current state-of-the-art of advanced stage melanoma treatment strategies and the currently available evidence of the use of predictive and prognostic biomarkers are discussed.
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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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