MEK inhibitors beyond monotherapy: current and future development

IE Templeton, L Musib - Current Opinion in Pharmacology, 2015 - Elsevier
… In addition, combination BRAF/MEK inhibitor trials have improved our understanding of the
mechanistic basis for acquired resistance in metastatic melanoma through characterization of …

Antitumor activity of pimasertib, a selective MEK 1/2 inhibitor, in combination with PI3K/mTOR inhibitors or with multi‐targeted kinase inhibitors in pimasertib‐resistant …

E Martinelli, T Troiani, E D'Aiuto… - … journal of cancer, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
inhibitors which in vitro efficiently block the activation of RAF … the double blockade of both
MEK and RAF could be more effective … shown the combined treatment with a MEK inhibitor plus …

Dabrafenib; preclinical characterization, increased efficacy when combined with trametinib, while BRAF/MEK tool combination reduced skin lesions

AJ King, MR Arnone, MR Bleam, KG Moss, J Yang… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
… is CRAF-dependent and can be abrogated by MEK inhibition. Furthermore, we demonstrate
that co-administration of BRAF and MEK inhibitors improves both the safety, by reducing the …

Combination therapy for melanoma with BRAF/MEK inhibitor and immune checkpoint inhibitor: a mathematical model

X Lai, A Friedman - BMC Systems Biology, 2017 - Springer
… It was therefore suggested that BRAF/MEK-targeted therapy … BRAF-mutated melanoma,
combined BRAF/MEK and PD-1 … the efficacy of the combination of BRAF/MEK inhibitor (BRAF/…

Combination of RAF and MEK inhibition for the treatment of BRAF-mutated melanoma: feedback is not encouraged

PB Chapman, DB Solit, N Rosen - Cancer cell, 2014 - cell.com
combination induced more complete responses than vemurafenib alone (10% versus 4%).
The combination … and colleagues, the RAF/MEK inhibitor combination was associated with …

Efficacy and adverse events in metastatic melanoma patients treated with combination BRAF plus MEK inhibitors versus BRAF inhibitors: a systematic review

A Greco, D Safi, U Swami, T Ginader, M Milhem… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
… , combination BRAF inhibition and MEK inhibition therapy when compared to BRAF inhibition
Combination therapies of encorafenib plus binimetinib, dabrafenib plus trametinib, and …

Oncogenic PI3K/AKT promotes the step-wise evolution of combination BRAF/MEK inhibitor resistance in melanoma

M Irvine, A Stewart, B Pedersen, S Boyd, R Kefford… - Oncogenesis, 2018 - nature.com
… responses to combination BRAF and MEK inhibitor treatment. We … NRAS predict sensitivity
to MEK inhibition in melanoma. We … in response to combination BRAF and MEK inhibition, but …

The risk of dermatological toxicities of combined BRAF and MEK inhibition versus BRAF inhibition alone in melanoma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Chen, F Chen, B Zhou - Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
… a combination of a BRAF inhibitor and a MEK inhibitor have … the fact that combined BRAF
and MEK inhibition are increasingly … of combined BRAF and MEK inhibition versus the BRAF …

Combined BRAF and MEK inhibition for the treatment of BRAF-mutated metastatic melanoma

P Queirolo, V Picasso, F Spagnolo - Cancer treatment reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
… of the combination of BRAF plus MEK inhibitors compared with BRAF inhibitor monotherapy
… evidence for the mechanisms of resistance to combined therapy and assess future treatment …

The “SWOT” of BRAF inhibition in melanoma: RAF inhibitors, MEK inhibitors or both?

MH Nissan, DB Solit - Current oncology reports, 2011 - Springer
… Furthermore, combining a RAF and a MEK inhibitor upfront may be a rational strategy as
the addition of a MEK inhibitor may attenuate the adverse effects of the RAF inhibitor while …