USA-based Array BioPharma (Nasdaq: ARRY) and privately-held French drugmaker Pierre Fabre have announced data showing that their combination almost doubles survival in BRAF-positive melanoma compared to the Roche (ROG:SIX) drug Zelboraf (vemurafenib).
The planned analysis of overall survival (OS) from the pivotal Phase III COLUMBUS trial shows that, with treatment with the combination of encorafenib 450mg daily and binimetinib 45mg twice daily, overall survival was 33.6 months, compared to 16.9 months for patients treated with Zelboraf as a monotherapy.
The combination, which is already being reviewed by the US Food and Drug Administration, was generally well-tolerated.
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