Comment: Dabrafenib plus trametinib significantly increases overall response rate in paediatric low-grade gliomas

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Published: 6 Jun 2022
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Dr Melissa Hudson- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, USA

Dr Melissa Hudson comments on the study findings study findings, where a team found two targeted therapies, dabrafenib (taflinar) plus trametinib (mekinst), significantly increased the overall response rate compared to the standard-of-care chemotherapy combination of carboplatin plus vincristine in paediatric patients with BRAF V600 mutation-positive low-grade gliomas.

Dr Hudson discusses the significance of the findings, which will reduce the long term impact of adverse outcomes for paediatric patients.

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