Encorafenib, Binimetinib, and Cetuximab in BRAF V600E–Mutated Colorectal Cancer
Author(s) -
Scott Kopetz,
Axel Grothey,
Rona Yaeger,
Eric Van Cutsem,
Jayesh Desai,
Takayuki Yoshino,
Harpreet Wasan,
Fortunato Ciardiello,
Fotios Loupakis,
Yong Sang Hong,
Neeltje Steeghs,
Tormod K. Guren,
HendrikTobias Arkenau,
Pilar GarcíaAlfonso,
Per Pfeiffer,
Sergey Orlov,
Sara Lonardi,
Elena Élez,
Tae-Won Kim,
Jan H.M. Schellens,
Christina Guo,
Asha Krishnan,
Jeroen Dekervel,
Van K. Morris,
Aitana Calvo,
Line Schmidt Tarpgaard,
Michael Braun,
Ashwin Gollerkeri,
Christopher Hunt Keir,
Kati Maharry,
Michael D. Pickard,
Janna ChristyBittel,
Lisa Anderson,
Victor Sandor,
Josep Tabernero
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1908075
Subject(s) - cetuximab , colorectal cancer , oncology , v600e , medicine , cancer research , business , mutation , cancer , genetics , biology , gene
Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer with the BRAF V600E mutation have a poor prognosis, with a median overall survival of 4 to 6 months after failure of initial therapy. Inhibition of BRAF alone has limited activity because of pathway reactivation through epidermal growth factor receptor signaling.
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