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TAFINLAR (dabrafenib) is an oral small-molecule BRAF kinase inhibitor approved in 2013 for BRAF V600-mutant melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer. It works by inhibiting constitutively activated BRAF kinases that drive tumor cell growth in patients with specific BRAF mutations. The drug is typically used as part of combination therapy with MEK inhibitors like trametinib to improve efficacy and delay resistance.
TAFINLAR is at peak lifecycle with $147M in annual spending, indicating a mature, stable commercial team managing a well-established franchise.
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DETERMINE Trial Treatment Arm 07: Dabrafenib in Combination With Trametinib in Adult, Paediatric and Teenage/Young Adult Patients With BRAF V600 Mutation-Positive Cancers.
Special Drug Use-results Surveillance of Tafinlar/Mekinist
Clinical Study To Further Evaluate The Efficacy Of Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib In Patients With Rare BRAF V600E Mutation-Positive Unresectable or Metastatic Solid Tumors
NEO- and Adjuvant Targeted Therapy in Braf-mutated Anaplastic Cancer of the Thyroid (NEO-ATACT Study)
Relapse-Free Survival With Adjuvant Dabrafenib/Trametinib Therapy in Patients With BRAF V600-mutated Stage III/IV Melanoma
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