What Is the Drug Dabrafenib; Does It Treat Cancer?
Question by Kevin7: What is the drug dabrafenib; does it treat cancer?
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Answer by Tarkarri
It has been shown to be useful in treating metastatic melanoma.
Keep in mind that cancer is NOT a single disease and different treatments work for different types of cancers.
Answer by well wisher
GSK2118436 (dabrafenib) is a selective ATP-competitive BRAF inhibitor being developed for the treatment of BRAF V600E mutation malignant melanoma. Mutations in BRAF are associated with increased growth and proliferation of cancer cells. In clinical trials, GSK2118436 was administered orally at 150mg twice daily.
If licensed, GSK2118436 may provide an oral treatment option for this patient group, who currently have few effective treatment options.
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