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Therapy Name | Doxorubicin + PLX4720 |
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Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Doxorubicin | Adriamycin | Adria|ADR|Doxorubicin hydrochloride|Hydroxydaunorubicin | Chemotherapy - Anthracycline 13 TOPO2 inhibitor 5 | Adriamycin (doxorubicin) is an anthracycline chemotherapeutic, in a non-liposomal formulation, which intercalates into DNA and inhibits topoisomerase II (PMID: 24367159). Doxorubicin is FDA approved for multiple cancer types (FDA.gov). |
PLX4720 | PLX-4720|PLX 4720 | BRAF Inhibitor 25 | PLX4720 is a 7-azaindole derivative and RAF kinase inhibitor with greater affinity for BRAF V600E than BRAF wild-type, which may induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, and lead to tumor growth inhibition and regression (PMID: 18287029). |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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BRAF V600E | melanoma | sensitive | Doxorubicin + PLX4720 | Preclinical - Cell line xenograft | Actionable | In a preclinical study, the combination of PLX4720 and Adriamycin (doxorubicin) resulted in antitumor efficacy in a melanoma cell line harboring BRAF V600E, demonstrating decreased cell survival and increased apoptotic activity in xenograft models, and inhibition of cell growth in culture (PMID: 27924459). | 27924459 |
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