Difference between revisions of "Encorafenib (Braftovi)"
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Class/mechanism (from [http://www.cancer.gov/drugdictionary?CdrID=712549 NCI Drug Dictionary]): An orally available Raf kinase inhibitor with potential antineoplastic activity. LGX818 specifically inhibits Raf kinase, a serine/threonine enzyme in the RAF/mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK)/extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK) signaling pathway. | Class/mechanism (from [http://www.cancer.gov/drugdictionary?CdrID=712549 NCI Drug Dictionary]): An orally available Raf kinase inhibitor with potential antineoplastic activity. LGX818 specifically inhibits Raf kinase, a serine/threonine enzyme in the RAF/mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK)/extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK) signaling pathway. | ||
| − | =Diseases for which it is used= | + | ==Diseases for which it is used== |
*[[Melanoma,_BRAF-mutated|BRAF-mutated melanoma]] | *[[Melanoma,_BRAF-mutated|BRAF-mutated melanoma]] | ||
| − | =History of changes in FDA indication= | + | ==History of changes in FDA indication== |
*6/27/2018: Initial FDA approval in combination with [[Binimetinib (Mektovi)]] for patients with unresectable or metastatic [[melanoma]] with a [[Biomarkers#BRAF|BRAF]] [[Biomarkers#V600E|V600E]] or [[Biomarkers#V600K|V600K mutation]], as detected by an FDA-approved test. | *6/27/2018: Initial FDA approval in combination with [[Binimetinib (Mektovi)]] for patients with unresectable or metastatic [[melanoma]] with a [[Biomarkers#BRAF|BRAF]] [[Biomarkers#V600E|V600E]] or [[Biomarkers#V600K|V600K mutation]], as detected by an FDA-approved test. | ||
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*'''Code name:''' LGX818 | *'''Code name:''' LGX818 | ||
*'''Brand name:''' Braftovi | *'''Brand name:''' Braftovi | ||
Revision as of 22:57, 11 January 2020
General information
Class/mechanism (from NCI Drug Dictionary): An orally available Raf kinase inhibitor with potential antineoplastic activity. LGX818 specifically inhibits Raf kinase, a serine/threonine enzyme in the RAF/mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK)/extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK) signaling pathway.
Diseases for which it is used
History of changes in FDA indication
- 6/27/2018: Initial FDA approval in combination with Binimetinib (Mektovi) for patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with a BRAF V600E or V600K mutation, as detected by an FDA-approved test.
Also known as
- Code name: LGX818
- Brand name: Braftovi