Dr. Long on the Rationale for the Phase 3 COMBI-i Trial in BRAF V600¬–Mutant Melanoma

Source: OncLive, August 2020

 

Georgina Long, BSc, PhD, MBBS, FRACP, co-medical director, Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA), chair of Melanoma Medical Oncology and Translational Research, MIA and Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, discusses the rationale for the phase 3 COMBI-i trial in BRAF V600­–mutant melanoma.

The COMBI-i study evaluated the combination of spartalizumab, dabrafenib (Tafinlar), and trametinib (Mekinist), says Long.

Findings from parts 1 and 2 of the phase 3 trial were presented during the 2020 ASCO Virtual Scientific Program and showed encouraging clinical activity and tolerability with the novel triplet.

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