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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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The undifferentiated carcinoma that became a melanoma: Re-biopsy of a cancer of an unknown primary site: a case report

TL;DR: Re-biopsy of cancer of unknown primary site at progression can reveal the true cellular origin of the tumor as well as provide novel therapeutic opportunities, including immunotherapy.
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Recent advances in therapeutic strategies for unresectable or metastatic melanoma and real-world data in Japan

TL;DR: In Japan, treatment options for the first-line setting frequently include nivolumab or pembrolizumab monotherapy and BRAFi + MEKi combinations (for patients with BRAF-mutant melanoma).

Molecular testing for BRAF mutations to inform melanoma treatment decisions: a move toward precision medicine

TL;DR: A literature search was performed using MEDLINE/PubMed and scientific congress databases using the terms ‘BRAF,’ ‘mutation, and ‘cancer/tumor.’ These results were filtered to include diagnostic tests for determining BRAF mutation status as mentioned in this paper.
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Molecular Targeting of a BRAF Mutation in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Case Report and Literature Review.

TL;DR: In this paper, the combination of the BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib and the MEK inhibitor cobimetinib was used to treat pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
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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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