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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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Malignant Melanoma of the Vulva and Vagina: A US Population-Based Study of 1863 Patients.

TL;DR: The overall prognosis of VuM and VaM remains poor and the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system is applicable and should be used for VuM; however, lymph node status and mitotic rate are the most important predictors of survival.
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New Mechanisms of Resistance to MEK Inhibitors in Melanoma Revealed by Intravital Imaging

TL;DR: A longitudinal study tracks the course of MEKi treatment in an autochthonous imageable murine model of melanoma from initial response to therapeutic resistance, offering new insights into the basis for drug response, persistence, and resistance.
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Dabrafenib and trametinib in BRAFV600E mutated glioma.

TL;DR: Successful treatment of two patients with BRAFV600E mutant pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma using the BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib in combination with the MEK inhibitor trametinib is reported.
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Metabolic flexibility in melanoma: A potential therapeutic target.

TL;DR: The regulation of melanoma metabolic alterations and the metabolic interactions between cancer cells and microenvironment that influence melanoma progression and immune response are described.
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Phase 2 Study of Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib in Patients With BRAF V600E-Mutant Metastatic NSCLC: Updated 5-Year Survival Rates and Genomic Analysis

TL;DR: Dabrafenib plus trametinib was found to have robust antitumor activity in patients with BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic NSCLC (mNSCLC) as discussed by the authors .
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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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