Table 1.
References | Disease sites | Drug | Duration | Side effects | Outcome |
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Pahlitzsch et al. (19) | Local disease | Vemurafenib (not specified dose) | 16 months | Weight loss, nausea and vomiting, headaches | Local control |
Pinto Torres et al. (20) | Local recurrent disease | Vemurafenib (960 mg twice a day, reduced to 480 mg twice a day due to toxicity) | 34 months | Grade 2 diarrhea, grade 2 arthralgia, grade 1 skin rash, needing a dose reduction | Complete response |
Maleka et al. (21) | Pre-treated metastatic disease | Vemurafenib (960 mg twice a day, reduced to 720 mg twice a day due to toxicity) | 4 months | Grade 2 maculopapular rash, needing a dose reduction | Partial response |
Griewank et al. (22) | Pre-treated metastatic disease | Dabrafenib (150 mg twice a day) | 6 months | [Not reported] | Partial response |
Dagi Glass et al. (23) | Locally advanced disease | Dabrafenib and Trametinib interrupted for toxicity | 1.5 months | Nausea and vomiting, leading to therapy discontinuation | Patient followed for over 23 mo without distant spread |
Vemurafenib | 3.5 months | [Not reported] | |||
Pembrolizumab | 2 months | ||||
Vemurafenib and Cobimetinib (added after 4 months). | Not reported | [Not reported] |