Vemurafenib and Cobimetinib in Treating Patients With BRAF V600E Mutation Positive Craniopharyngioma

Summary

This phase II trial studies how well vemurafenib and cobimetinib work in treating patients with BRAF V600E mutation positive craniopharyngioma. Vemurafenib and cobimetinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

Timeline

Start

2018-01-05

Primary completion

2023-09-22

Completion

2028-08-01

Publications

• Brastianos PK, Twohy E, Geyer S, Gerstner ER, Kaufmann TJ, Tabrizi S, Kabat B, Thierauf J, Ruff MW, Bota DA, Reardon DA, Cohen AL, De La Fuente MI, Lesser GJ, Campian J, Agarwalla PK, Kumthekar P, Mann B, Vora S, Knopp M, Iafrate AJ, Curry WT Jr, Cahill DP, Shih HA, Brown PD, Santagata S, Barker FG 2nd, Galanis E. BRAF-MEK Inhibition in Newly Diagnosed Papillary Craniopharyngiomas. N Engl J Med. 2023 Jul 13;389(2):118-126. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2213329.
• Rutenberg MS, Rotondo RL, Rao D, Holtzman AL, Indelicato DJ, Huh S, Morris CG, Mendenhall WM. Clinical outcomes following proton therapy for adult craniopharyngioma: a single-institution cohort study. J Neurooncol. 2020 Apr;147(2):387-395. doi: 10.1007/s11060-020-03432-9. Epub 2020 Feb 21.

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