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Therapy Name | Refametinib + Sorafenib |
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Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Refametinib | BAY 869766|BAY 8697661|BAY-869766|BAY-8697661|BAY86-9766|RDEA-119|RDEA119 | MEK inhibitor (Pan) 26 MEK1 Inhibitor 26 MEK2 Inhibitor 24 | Refametinib (BAY86-9766) is an inhibitor of MEK1 and MEK2, which prevents growth-factor mediated cell proliferation (PMID: 24204195, PMID: 32314268). | |
Sorafenib | Nexavar | BAY 43-9006 | CSF1R Inhibitor 28 FLT3 Inhibitor 69 KIT Inhibitor 57 PDGFR-beta Inhibitor 14 RAF Inhibitor (Pan) 28 RET Inhibitor 53 VEGFR2 Inhibitor 37 | Nexavar (sorafenib) is a multikinase inhibitor with activity against several kinases, including RAF kinases, VEGFR2, VEGFR3, PDGFR-beta, KIT, FLT3, RET, and CSF1R, potentially resulting in decreased tumor growth (PMID: 18445656, PMID: 15466206, PMID: 21517818). Nexavar (sorafenib) is FDA approved for metastatic differentiated thyroid carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, and renal cell carcinoma (FDA.gov). |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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NRAS mutant | hepatocellular carcinoma | sensitive | Refametinib + Sorafenib | Phase II | Actionable | In a Phase II trial, Refametinib (BAY86-9766) and Nexavar (sorafenib) combination treatment resulted in an objective response rate of 6.3% (1/16), a disease control rate of 43.8% (7/16), an overall survival of 12.7 months, and a progression-free survival of 1.5 months in patients unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma harboring RAS (NRAS and KRAS) mutations (PMID: 29950351; NCT01915602). | 29950351 |
Clinical Trial | Phase | Therapies | Title | Recruitment Status | Covered Countries | Other Countries |
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NCT01915602 | Phase II | Refametinib + Sorafenib | Refametinib in Combination With Sorafenib in RAS Mutant Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) | Completed | USA | TUR | NZL | ITA | ISR | HUN | GBR | FRA | ESP | DEU | CZE | CHE | BEL | AUT | 7 |