specific therapies for GIST with these alterations; however, the presence of these genomic events could be used to identify potential targeted therapy options. For example, combination therapy with dabrafenib and trametinib was recently approved by the FDA
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systemic therapy is indicated, targeted therapy options are preferred. Dabrafenib plus trametinib combination is an option for BRAF V600E mutation-positive tumors, 173 larotrectinib or entrectinib are options for NTRK gene fusion-positive tumors; 174
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intensity and speed of melanoma research, patients may benefit even more from enrolling in clinical trials of other exciting new treatments, such as the BRAF-inhibitor dabrafenib, MEK-inhibitor trametinib, anti-PD-1 therapy, or combination therapy. 31 – 35
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phase 1 study . Lancet Oncol 2012 ; 13 : 1011 – 1019 . 10.1016/S1470-2045(12)70344-3 22954507 38. Hauschild A , Grob JJ , Demidov LV , . Dabrafenib in BRAF-mutated metastatic melanoma: a multicentre, open-label, phase 3 randomised controlled
Michelle T. Ashworth and Adil Daud
inhibitor (BRAFi) dabrafenib or vemurafenib beyond disease progression (PD) [abstract] . J Clin Oncol 2013 ; 31 ( Suppl ): Abstract 9062 . 20. Ribas A Hodi FS Callahan M . Hepatotoxicity with combination of vemurafenib and ipilimumab . N Engl
Henry G. Kaplan
BRAF inhibitors, such as dabrafenib, are now becoming available. 24 The hope is that they will be able to overcome the genetic resistance mechanisms being reported for BRAF itself with regard to vemurafenib. 25 Of particular interest, in light of
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treatment with the dabrafenib and trametinib regimen. A spectrum of other BRAF mutations are currently under study. For ALK and ROS1 rearrangements, testing looks for a fusion event that leads to aberrant expression and signaling. Biomarker testing
Louis Burt Nabors, Jana Portnow, Manmeet Ahluwalia, Joachim Baehring, Henry Brem, Steven Brem, Nicholas Butowski, Jian L. Campian, Stephen W. Clark, Andrew J. Fabiano, Peter Forsyth, Jona Hattangadi-Gluth, Matthias Holdhoff, Craig Horbinski, Larry Junck, Thomas Kaley, Priya Kumthekar, Jay S. Loeffler, Maciej M. Mrugala, Seema Nagpal, Manjari Pandey, Ian Parney, Katherine Peters, Vinay K. Puduvalli, Ian Robins, Jason Rockhill, Chad Rusthoven, Nicole Shonka, Dennis C. Shrieve, Lode J. Swinnen, Stephanie Weiss, Patrick Yung Wen, Nicole E. Willmarth, Mary Anne Bergman, and Susan D. Darlow
efficacious in BRAF-mutated low-grade gliomas, particularly PXA, with an ORR of 42.9% (n=7), median PFS of 5.7 months, and median OS not reached. 50 Another phase II trial including 10 patients with low-grade glioma showed that dabrafenib/trametinib was
Priscilla K. Brastianos, William T. Curry, and Kevin S. Oh
an important role in the treatment of brain metastases from melanoma ( Table 2 ). In a phase II study of the BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib in 172 patients with brain metastases from BRAF -mutant melanoma, response rates were 39% in treatment
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toxicity due to trametinib and dabrafenib . BMC Ophthalmol 2017 ; 17 : 146 . 28818062 10.1186/s12886-017-0541-0 57. Jeganathan VS , Wirth A , MacManus MP . Ocular risks from orbital and periorbital radiation therapy: a critical review
