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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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Management of in-transit melanoma metastases: a review

TL;DR: This review addresses the evidence base of the efficacy of the various treatment modalities available for ITM and those factors that have impacted their clinical uptake.
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BRAF-V600 mutational status affects recurrence patterns of melanoma brain metastasis.

TL;DR: Evidence is provided on the clinical importance of BRAF‐V600 mutations and BRAF inhibition in the progression to melanoma brain metastasis and treatment with a selective BRAF inhibitor (BRAFi) for these patients.
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Binimetinib for the treatment of NRAS-mutant melanoma.

TL;DR: The purpose of this paper was to review the safety, activity and efficacy of the MEK inhibitor binimetinib for the treatment of NRAS-mutant melanoma, as well as to discuss future therapeutic perspectives such as multiple pathways, targeted therapy, and combinations with immunotherapy.
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Ceritinib enhances the efficacy of trametinib in BRAF/NRAS-wild type melanoma cell lines

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that combining a specific inhibitor (trametinib) with a more broadly targeted agent (cerit inib) has efficacy against tumors with heterogeneous mutational profiles.
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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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