Trial Analyzing MEK Inhibitor Combo for Ovarian Cancer Subset Begins

December 21, 2023 9:00 am

By Ashley Chan

A treatment combination of avutometinib and defactinib is being evaluated in a new phase 3 trial for patients with low-grade serous ovarian cancer.

A phase 3 trial analyzing the treatment combination of avutometinib and defactinib compared with … Read more

Lifirafenib Plus Mirdametinib Shows Tolerable Safety in BRAF/KRAS Mutant Advanced Solid Tumors

April 17, 2023 12:29 pm

by Nichole Tucker

The success of BRAF/MEK combinations has led to the discovery of safety and preliminary activity with an investigational pan-RAF/MEK combination.

The investigational combination of lifirafenib (BGB-283) and mirdametinib (PD-0325901) has shown a favorable safety profile, as well Read more

Avutometinib Plus Defactinib Generates Encouraging Response Rates in LGSOC

January 26, 2023 1:00 pm

by Jordyn Sava

With encouraging response rates and a well-tolerated safety profile seen in RAMP-201, experts are hopeful for the accelerated approval of avutometinib plus defactinib for low-grade serous ovarian cancer.

The combination of avutometinib (VS-6766) with defactinib (VS-6063), as … Read more

FDA Approves Tafinlar Plus Mekinist for Patients With BRAF V600-Mutant Solid Cancers

June 23, 2022 10:56 am

by Brielle Benyon

Tafinlar plus Mekinist is now approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat adults and children over the age of 6 who have BRAF V600-mutant advanced solid cancers.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Tafinlar

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MEK Inhibition Is Now a Standard of Care in Recurrent Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer: What Next?

April 25, 2022 12:08 pm

by Rachel N. Grisham, M.D.

As summarized in this issue of The ASCO Post, the highly anticipated results of the GOG 281/LOGS study, which randomly assigned patients with recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer to the MEK inhibitor trametinib vs … Read more

Drug combination shows promise in treatment-resistant advanced ovarian cancer

September 19, 2021 3:59 pm

A new combination of targeted drugs for a type of ovarian cancer has shown promising results in an early clinical trial – shrinking tumours in half of patients.

The combination of drugs – which both work by blocking signals cancer … Read more

KRAS May Predict Benefit of MEK Inhibitors in Some Ovarian Cancers

May 11, 2020 10:30 am

By Ian Ingram

For women with recurrent or persistent low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC), presence of a KRAS mutation appeared to predict benefit from binimetinib (Mektovi), a post-hoc analysis from the phase III MILO trial found.

Among women treated with … Read more

Trametinib Boosts PFS and Response Rates in Low-Grade Ovarian Cancer

April 7, 2020 10:00 am

By Denise Myshko

Trametinib (Mekinist) monotherapy has emerged as a new treatment option for women with recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancers based on improvements in survival outcomes and response rates demonstrated in a phase II/III study, according to David M. … Read more

Trametinib Tx Shows Promise in Tough-to-Treat LGSOC

September 30, 2019 6:00 pm

By Pam Harrison

Targeted drug provokes good response in chemoresistant, low-grade serous ovarian or peritoneal cancer.

Trametinib (Mekinist) treatment was associated with better outcomes in women with recurrent or progressive low-grade serous ovarian or peritoneal cancer versus treatment with standard-of-care … Read more