Durable Response to Vemurafenib and Cobimetinib for the Treatment of BRAF-Mutated Metastatic Melanoma in Routine Clinical Practice

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[Álamo MC] Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain. [Ochenduszko S] Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset, Valencia, Spain. [Crespo G] Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, Spain. [Corral M] Oncology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain. [Oramas J] Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. [Sancho P] Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain. [Muñoz-Couselo E] Servei d’Oncologia Mèdica, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain

Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus

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2022-05-13T12:39:16Z

2022-05-13T12:39:16Z

2021-11-27

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BRAF; Cobimetinib; Vemurafenib


BRAF; Cobimetinib; Vemurafenib


BRAF; Cobimetinib; Vemurafenib


Background: The combination of BRAF and MEK inhibitors delays the onset of resistance and provides more sustained and dramatic responses in comparison with a BRAF inhibitor in monotherapy. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the combination therapy with vemurafenib/cobimetinib in terms of durability, and to describe differential characteristics in patients associated to durable responses in real-world settings. Patients and Methods: Retrospective, observational, cross-sectional, multicenter study involving 41 patients with advanced melanoma harboring a BRAFV600 mutation who initiated a combination therapy with vemurafenib/cobimetinib between May 2018 and March 2019. Participants were differentiated regarding the durability of the response: durable (complete response, CR, or a partial response, PR, for at least 12 months) and non-durable (stable disease, SD, progressive disease, PD, or CR/PR < 12 months). Secondary endpoints included treatment adherence, labor productivity, anxiety/depression, and safety profile. Results: During the combination therapy, 12 patients (29.3%) had a CR, 19 a PR (46.3%), 5 showed SD (12.2%), and 5 had PD. A total of 12 patients (29.3%) were considered as achieving a durable response and 29 (70.7%) as a non-durable one. Practically all sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were similar between patients. Body mass index was the only differential factor (with higher body mass index achieving a non-durable response). The treatment adherence was 100% in patients with durable response and 66.7% in those with non-durable. Conclusion: The combination treatment with vemurafenib/cobimetinib results in an important impact on long-term survival, leading to a steady CR in one-third of the patients.


This study was sponsored and funded by Roche Farma S.A. Spain.

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