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Dabrafenib plus trametinib versus dabrafenib monotherapy in patients with metastatic BRAF V600E/K-mutant melanoma: long-term survival and safety analysis of a phase 3 study.

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It is demonstrated that durable (≥3 years) survival is achievable with dabrafenib plus trametinib in patients with BRAF V600-mutant metastatic melanoma and support long-term first-line use of the combination in this setting.
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This article is published in Annals of Oncology.The article was published on 2017-07-01 and is currently open access. It has received 483 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Dabrafenib & Trametinib.

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Efficacy of nab-paclitaxel in treating metastatic melanoma.

TL;DR: Nab-Paclitaxel has single agent activity in chemotherapy-naïve untreated metastatic melanoma which compares favorably to the activity of weekly paclitaxe or single agent dacarbazine, however, the activity in chemo-pretreated patients is modest.
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Preclinical discovery and clinical development of encorafenib for the treatment of melanoma

TL;DR: An overview of the preclinical development and the clinical trials that led to the use of encorafenib in BRAFV600-mutant melanoma and discussion on its current use in clinical practice are given, providing their expert perspectives on the subject.
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Dabrafenib and trametinib treatment-associated fevers in metastatic melanoma causing extreme elevation in procalcitonin in the absence of infection.

TL;DR: A case of a critically unwell febrile patient being treated with dabrafenib and trametinib for advanced melanoma who had an extreme elevation in PCT in the absence of infection is presented.
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Neurological Complications of Targeted Therapies

TL;DR: Drug development in oncology has increasingly shifted from a focus on cytotoxic chemotherapy to the production of targeted agents designed to address specific molecular drivers of tumor growth, including antiangiogenic agents and monoclonal antibodies.
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Systemic therapies for unresectable locoregional melanoma: a significant area of need

TL;DR: Despite increasing use of systemic therapies in unresectable stage III disease, further evidence is needed to establish their degree of benefit in this population, and to guide their incorporation into current treatment paradigms.
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Pooled Analysis of Long-Term Survival Data From Phase II and Phase III Trials of Ipilimumab in Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma

TL;DR: A plateau in the survival curve was observed, beginning at approximately 3 years, which was independent of prior therapy or ipilimumab dose, and added to the evidence supporting the durability of long-term survival in ipILimumab-treated patients with advanced melanoma.
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