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. 2011 Oct 31;10(11):811-2.
doi: 10.1038/nrd3579.

Vemurafenib

Keith T Flaherty, Uma Yasothan, Peter Kirkpatrick

Vemurafenib

Keith T Flaherty et al. Nat Rev Drug Discov. .

Abstract

In August 2011 vemurafenib (Zelboraf; Daiichi Sankyo/Roche), an inhibitor of BRAF kinase, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with the BRAF(V600E) mutation.

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