Ph I Ipilimumab Vemurafenib Combo in Patients With v-Raf Murine Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog B1 (BRAF)

Summary

Treatment of subjects who have metastatic melanoma that expresses an activated mutant form of the BRAF oncogene (V600E) with a combination of the specific BRAF inhibitor, Vemurafenib, and the Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Antigen 4 (CTLA-4) inhibitor mAb Ipilimumab will be safe and feasible and will show preliminary evidence of anti-tumor efficacy and survival in comparison to historical results following treatment with either agent alone.

Timeline

Start

2011-11

Primary completion

2013-04

Completion

2013-12

Publications

• Ackerman A, Klein O, McDermott DF, Wang W, Ibrahim N, Lawrence DP, Gunturi A, Flaherty KT, Hodi FS, Kefford R, Menzies AM, Atkins MB, Long GV, Sullivan RJ. Outcomes of patients with metastatic melanoma treated with immunotherapy prior to or after BRAF inhibitors. Cancer. 2014 Jun 1;120(11):1695-701. doi: 10.1002/cncr.28620. Epub 2014 Feb 27.
• Ludlow SP, Pasikhova Y. Cumulative dermatologic toxicity with ipilimumab and vemurafenib responsive to corticosteroids. Melanoma Res. 2013 Dec;23(6):496-7. doi: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000018.
• Mandala M, Voit C. Targeting BRAF in melanoma: biological and clinical challenges. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2013 Sep;87(3):239-55. doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2013.01.003. Epub 2013 Feb 15.

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