Trametinib (Mekinist™) and dabrafenib (Tafinlar™) combination demonstrated overall survival benefit compared to vemurafenib; phase III BRAF V600-mutant metastatic melanoma study stopped early

GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) announced today that the Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) recommended COMBI-v (MEK116513), a phase III study of its MEK inhibitor, trametinib (Mekinist™), in combination with its BRAF inhibitor, dabrafenib (Tafinlar™), compared to vemurafenib in patients with BRAF V600E or V600K mutation-positive unresectable or metastatic cutaneous melanoma be stopped early.
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