Table 2.
Author | Age (Years) | Sex | Clinical Indication | Management | Agent(s) Used | Toxicity | Response | Follow-Up (Months) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Griewank et al (2013)94 | 43 | Male | Metastasis to muscle, lungs, brain | BRAF inhibitor | Dabrafenib | None | Partial | 6 |
Weber et al (2013)28 | 45 | Male | Metastasis to lymph nodes, subcutaneous tissue, lungs, bones | BRAF inhibitor | Vemurafenib | None | Mixed* | 2 |
Dagi Glass et al (2016)31 | 61 | Female | Locally advanced disease | BRAF/MEK inhibitors, then BRAF inhibitor alone, then anti-PD1, then again BRAF/MEK inhibitors | Dabrafenib/Trametinib, then Vemurafenib, then Pembrolizumab, then Vemurafenib/Cobimetinib |
Nausea, vomiting | Nearly complete | 23 |
Maleka et al (2016)32 | 53 | Female | Orbital, parotid gland, lung and brain metastasis | BRAF inhibitor | Vemurafenib | Maculopapular rash | Partial | 4 |
Pinto Torres et al (2017)34 | 56 | Female | Metastasis to lymph nodes and oropharynx | BRAF inhibitor | Vemurafenib | Arthralgia, diarrhea, skin rash | Complete | 52 |
Kiyohara et al (2019)38 | 71 | Male | Local recurrence and metastasis to liver and vertebrae | BRAF inhibitor, then anti-PD1 and BRAF/MEK inhibitors | Vemurafenib, then Nivolumab and Dabrafenib/Trametinib | Erythema multiforme-like eruption, keratinous nodules on chest and scalp | Partial | 30 |
72 | Male | Metastasis to lymph nodes | BRAF/MEK inhibitors | Dabrafenib/Trametinib | None | Complete | 6 | |
Demirci et al (2019)35 | 70 | Female | Locally advanced disease | BRAF/MEK inhibitors | Dabrafenib/Trametinib | None | Substantial | 15 |
Rossi et al (2019)40 | 70 | Male | Metastasis to lymph nodes | BRAF/MEK inhibitors | Dabrafenib/Trametinib | Fever, elevated liver enzymes | Partial | 11 months |
Note: *In this case, the patient experienced initial regression of disease at 1 month, followed by progression at 2 months.