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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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Rationale for New Checkpoint Inhibitor Combinations in Melanoma Therapy

TL;DR: The rationale for new checkpoint inhibitor combinations in melanoma therapy is summarized and how biologic-driven stratification enables the design of optimal combination therapies tailored to target different tumor microenvironments is discussed.
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Response to Dabrafenib and Trametinib of a Patient with Metaplastic Breast Carcinoma Harboring a BRAF V600E Mutation.

TL;DR: This is the first report of BRAF mutation breast cancer treated with dabrafenib and trametinib and it heralds the possibility of targeted therapy for rare breast cancers.
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B-RAFV600E Inhibitor Dabrafenib Attenuates RIPK3-Mediated Necroptosis and Promotes Functional Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury.

TL;DR: The findings suggest that the B-RAFV600E inhibitor dabrafenib attenuates RIPK3-mediated necroptosis to provide a neuroprotective effect and promotes functional recovery after SCI.
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Overcoming Resistance to Therapies Targeting the MAPK Pathway in BRAF-Mutated Tumours.

TL;DR: This review summarizes mechanisms of resistance to approved MAPK-targeted therapies in BRAF-mutated cancers and discusses novel preclinical approaches to overcoming resistance.
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Targeted Therapy for Advanced or Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Focus on the Clinical Potential of Infigratinib

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide up-to-date information on the clinical development of selective FGFR inhibitors in advanced cholangiocarcinoma, focusing on infigratinib.
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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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