Vemurafenib (R05185426) in Poor Performance Status Patients With Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Melanoma Harboring a V600E/K Mutation

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out what effects, good and/or bad, vemurafenib has on the patient and the melanoma. Specifically, the investigators want to know how well vemurafenib shrinks melanoma. The investigators also want to find out how well vemurafenib can improve how well the patient functions.

Timeline

Start

2011-11

Primary completion

2013-03

Completion

2013-03

Publications

• Alloo A, Garibyan L, LeBoeuf N, Lin G, Werchniak A, Hodi FS Jr, Flaherty KT, Lawrence DP, Lin JY. Photodynamic therapy for multiple eruptive keratoacanthomas associated with vemurafenib treatment for metastatic melanoma. Arch Dermatol. 2012 Mar;148(3):363-6. doi: 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.3080.

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