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Therapy Name | Erlotinib + PLX4720 |
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Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Erlotinib | Tarceva | CP358774 | EGFR Inhibitor (Pan) 54 EGFR Inhibitor 1st gen 3 | Tarceva (erlotinib) is a first-generation EGFR inhibitor, which is FDA approved for non-small cell lung carcinoma patients with EGFR exon 19 deletions and/or EGFR L858R and in combination with gemcitabine for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer (FDA.gov; PMID: 25302162). |
PLX4720 | PLX-4720|PLX 4720 | BRAF Inhibitor 20 | PLX4720 is a 7-azaindole derivative and RAF kinase inhibitor with greater affinity for BRAF V600E than BRAF wild-type, which may induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, and lead to tumor growth inhibition and regression (PMID: 18287029). |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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BRAF V600E | melanoma | sensitive | Erlotinib + PLX4720 | Preclinical - Cell line xenograft | Actionable | In a preclinical study, the combination of PLX4720 and Tarceva (erlotinib) resulted in antitumor efficacy in a melanoma cell line harboring BRAF V600E, demonstrating decreased cell survival and increased apoptotic activity in xenograft models and culture (PMID: 27924459). | 27924459 |
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