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ESMO 2018 | MEK inhibitors for melanoma: new combination approved

Paolo Ascierto • 19 Oct 2018
ESMO 2018
Melanoma Skin Cancer Binimetinib Cobimetinib Dabrafenib Encorafenib Trametinib Vemurafenib
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MEK pathway inhibitors have been essential in the treatment of melanoma, and recently a new MEK inhibitor combination was approved by the FDA. Here, Paolo Ascierto, MD, of the National Cancer Institute of Naples, Naples, Italy, discusses the three MEK inhibitor combinations currently approved for the treatment of melenoma. This interview took place at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2018 Congress, in Munich, Germany.

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