Trial reportNature medicine2023
Dabrafenib plus trametinib in BRAFV600E-mutated rare cancers: the phase 2 ROAR trial.
Trial report in Nature medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02034110 (A Phase II, Open-label, Study in Subjects With BRAF V600E-Mutated Rare Cancers With Several Histologies to Investigate the Clinical Efficacy and Safety of the Combination Therapy of Dabrafenib and Trametinib), which is not on this map. Cited by 209 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Phase II, Open-label, Study in Subjects With BRAF V600E-Mutated Rare Cancers With Several Histologies to Investigate the Clinical Efficacy and Safety of the Combination Therapy of Dabrafenib and Trametinib
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209 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 268 citations in OpenAlex.
- BRAF-targeted therapy in non-melanomatous BRAF-mutant tumours: a systematic review of broad but histology-modulated efficacy.International journal of clinical oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Diagnostic and predictive molecular biomarkers in brain tumors across the lifespan: an age-stratified consensus statement.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2025Pooled it
- The 2024 revised clinical guidelines on the management of thyroid tumors by the Japan Association of Endocrine Surgery.Endocrine journal · 2025Guideline
- Efficacy and safety of dabrafenib plus trametinib in pediatric versus adult gliomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025Pooled it
- Dabrafenib plus trametinib in low-grade versus high-grade gliomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of BRAF/MEK inhibitors in BRAFV600E-mutated anaplastic thyroid cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Endocrine · 2024Pooled it
- Precision Oncology Clinical Trials: A Systematic Review of Phase II Clinical Trials with Biomarker-Driven, Adaptive Design.Cancer research and treatment · 2024Pooled it
- The effects of dabrafenib and/or trametinib treatment in Braf V600-mutant glioma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2024Pooled it
- The safety and efficacy of dabrafenib and trametinib in patients with glioma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2024Pooled it
- Encorafenib plus binimetinib for BRAF V600-mutated thyroid cancer in Japan: final analysis.International journal of clinical oncology · 2026Trial
- Durvalumab plus tremelimumab for the treatment of patients with progressive, refractory advanced thyroid carcinoma: the phase II GETNE-DUTHY trial.Nature communications · 2026Trial
- Binimetinib and encorafenib for the treatment of advanced solid tumors with non-V600E BRAF mutations: results from the Phase II BEAVER trial.Nature communications · 2026Trial
- Phase II Study of Dabrafenib and Trametinib in Patients With Tumors WithJCO precision oncology · 2026Trial
- Long-term outcomes in patients with advanced intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma treated with hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2025Trial
- Signaling pathways and targeted therapy in high‑risk refractory thyroid cancer: From bench to bedside (Review).International journal of oncology · 2026Review
- Evolving precision: Updates in targeted therapy for cholangiocarcinoma.Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) · 2026Review
- Dabrafenib plus trametinib in BRAF V600E-mutant Erdheim-Chester disease: a case series including CNS involvement.International journal of hematology · 2026Article
- Precision therapeutic strategies for advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors.Cancer metastasis reviews · 2026Review
- Bridging pediatric and adult neuro-oncology: Insights into adolescents and young adults (AYA) central nervous system tumors.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026Review
- Clinical practice guidelines for duodenal cancer 2025.Journal of gastroenterology · 2026Review
149 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
BRAFV600E alterations are prevalent across multiple tumors. Here we present final efficacy and safety results of a phase 2 basket trial of dabrafenib (BRAF kinase inhibitor) plus trametinib (MEK inhibitor) in eight cohorts of patients with BRAFV600E-mutated advanced rare cancers: anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (n = 36), biliary tract cancer (n = 43), gastrointestinal stromal tumor (n = 1), adenocarcinoma of the small intestine (n = 3), low-grade glioma (n = 13), high-grade glioma (n = 45), hairy cell leukemia (n = 55) and multiple myeloma (n = 19). The primary endpoint of investigator-assessed overall response rate in these cohorts was 56%, 53%, 0%, 67%, 54%, 33%, 89% and 50%, respectively. Secondary endpoints were median duration of response (DoR), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS) and safety. Median DoR was 14.4 months, 8.9 months, not reached, 7.7 months, not reached, 31.2 months, not reached and 11.1 months, respectively. Median PFS was 6.7 months, 9.0 months, not reached, not evaluable, 9.5 months, 5.5 months, not evaluable and 6.3 months, respectively. Median OS was 14.5 months, 13.5 months, not reached, 21.8 months, not evaluable, 17.6 months, not evaluable and 33.9 months, respectively. The most frequent (≥20% of patients) treatment-related adverse events were pyrexia (40.8%), fatigue (25.7%), chills (25.7%), nausea (23.8%) and rash (20.4%). The encouraging tumor-agnostic activity of dabrafenib plus trametinib suggests that this could be a promising treatment approach for some patients with BRAFV600E-mutated advanced rare cancers. ClinicalTrials.gov registration: NCT02034110 .
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