Selumetinib plus dacarbazine versus placebo plus dacarbazine as first-line treatment for BRAF-mutant metastatic melanoma: a phase 2 double-blind randomised study.

BACKGROUND: Patients with metastatic melanoma, 50% of whose tumours harbour a BRAF mutation, have a poor prognosis. Selumetinib, a MEK1/2 inhibitor, has shown antitumour activity in patients with BRAF-mutant melanoma and in preclinical models when combined with chemotherapy. This study was designed...

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Principais autores: Robert, C, Dummer, R, Gutzmer, R, Lorigan, P, Kim, K, Nyakas, M, Arance, A, Liszkay, G, Schadendorf, D, Cantarini, M, Spencer, S, Middleton, MR
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2013