In 2001, they teamed up with colleagues at The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute to investigate BRAF in more detail. They found that BRAF mutations are present in a number of cancers, including ...
FDA approved for the treatment of metastatic melanoma harboring activating BRAF mutations in August, 2011. Vemurafenib is metabolized by cytochrome P450 isoenzymes (predominantly CYP3A4 ...
Novartis' two-drug regimen of Tafinlar and Mekinist has been approved by the FDA as the first therapy for solid tumours that have a BRAF V600E mutation – regardless of where they occur in the body.