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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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Genomics and the History of Precision Oncology.

TL;DR: With this approach, a wide range of new targeted and immunologic treatment approaches have been defined for patients who, heretofore, lacked effective therapeutic options.
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Stratified Treatment in Lung Cancer.

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- 01 Jan 2016 - 
TL;DR: The current status of stratified therapy in lung cancer is focused on and new, potentially promising treatment approaches are highlighted.
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Viral Vector-Based Melanoma Gene Therapy.

TL;DR: This review represents a summary of the achievements of preclinical and clinical studies using viral vectors, with the focus on malignant melanoma.
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Adverse Event Management in Patients with BRAF V600E-Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated with Dabrafenib plus Trametinib.

TL;DR: Treatment guidelines are summarized, along with key insights obtained from previous clinical-trial and real-world experience in patients with metastatic melanoma, to properly manage toxicities associated with dabrafenib plus trametinib for NSCLC.
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The role of chemotherapy in the modern management of melanoma

TL;DR: The role of chemotherapy in the modern management of melanoma is examined and the evidence for promising new agents and their position in the sequencing of treatment options for patients with advanced disease is examined.
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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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