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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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BRAF gene as a potential target to attenuate drug resistance and treat cancer

TL;DR: In this article , a detailed analysis of the mechanism of resistance and the future of BRAF inhibitors with advanced nanotechnology in the years to come is presented, along with the data from the relevant major therapeutic clinical trials have been addressed in this article.
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Treatment reality of patients with BRAF-mutant advanced/metastatic melanoma in Switzerland in the era of choice

TL;DR: In this retrospective, anonymized registry, data of male and female patients with unresectable advanced/metastatic BRAF-positive cutaneous melanoma treated in first-, second- and third-line with registered substances were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
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Hypertension in Cancer Survivors: A Review of the Literature and Suggested Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment

TL;DR: In this article , the authors present a literature review, which identified over 20 clinical trials, systemic reviews, and meta-analyses (13 clinical trial, 8 systemic review or meta-analysis) by searching PubMed, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane Library for relevant articles addressing hypertension in cancer survivors.
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Tolerability of BRAF and MEK Inhibitors for Metastasized Melanoma after Intra-Class Switch: A Multicenter, Retrospective Study

TL;DR: In this paper , a multicenter, retrospective analysis from six German skin cancer centers of patients who received two different combinations of BRAFi and MEKi was conducted to evaluate whether the second combination was tolerated better.
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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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