Phase II study of vemurafenib followed by ipilimumab in patients with previously untreated BRAF-mutated metastatic melanoma

Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Amin, Asim ^a   Lawson, David H ^b   Salama, April K S ^c   Koon, Henry B ^d   Guthrie, Troy ^e   Thomas, Sajeve S ^f   O'Day, Steven J ^g   Shaheen, Montaser F ^h   Zhang, Bin ^i,k   Francis, Stephen ⁱ   Hodi, F Stephen ^j  

^a LEVINE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Baptist Cancer Institute   (United States)

^f M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER ORLANDO   (United States)

^g SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

ⁱ BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^j DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^k KBP BioSciences   (United States)

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Author keywords

BRAF inhibitor; CTLA 4; Immune checkpoint inhibitor; Immunotherapy; Ipilimumab; Melanoma; Targeted agent; Vemurafenib

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; B RAF KINASE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN 4; IPILIMUMAB; VEMURAFENIB;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLITIS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEPATITIS; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METASTATIC MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; OPEN STUDY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; PRURITUS; RASH; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VOMITING;

EID: 84997666866     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20511426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40425-016-0148-7     Document Type: Article

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