FDA Approves Dabrafenib and Trametinib for Treatment of Thyroid Cancer

On May 4, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration approved dabrafenib (Tafinlar, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.) and trametinib (Mekinist, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.), administered together, for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) that cannot be removed by surgery or has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic), and has a type of abnormal gene, BRAF V600E (BRAF V600E mutation-positive).

Read the full FDA announcement here.

Posted 5/1/2018