Plexxikon’s Zelboraf® (vemurafenib) has been approved by the European Commission as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with BRAFV600 mutation-positive unresectable or metastatic melanoma.
FDA-approved Zelboraf is a novel, oral small molecule, which was designed to selectively inhibit the BRAF mutation.
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The BRIM3 global randomised open-label controlled multicentre Phase 3 study compared Zelboraf to dacarbazine (chemotherapy), in 675 patients with previously untreated BRAFV600E mutation-positive, unresectable (inoperable) or metastatic melanoma.
The study endpoints included overall survival (OS), investigator-assessed progression-free survival (PFS), and confirmed investigator-assessed overall response rate.
"The approval of Zelboraf by the European Commission marks a significant advancement for European patients with metastatic melanoma who historically have had very limited treatment options," said K. Peter Hirth, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Plexxikon.
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"We are very pleased that our strategy to co-develop Zelboraf along with a companion diagnostic helped accelerate the availability of this personalized medicine for these patients."
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By GlobalDataThe pre-specified interim analysis of BRIM3 reported that patients who received Zelboraf showed 63% reduction in risk of death compared to those who received standard first-line treatment.
The post-hoc analysis of BRIM3 data demonstrated that patients in the Zelboraf treatment arm considerably improved survival by providing a median overall survival of 13.2 months compared to 9.6 months for those who received chemotherapy.
The data also showed that at 12 months, 55% of patients who received Zelboraf were alive, compared to 43% of patients who received chemotherapy.
In the single arm BRIM2 study of previously treated patients, Zelboraf treatment also showed a survival benefit compared to historical control data.
Currently, Zelboraf and its companion diagnostic are approved in the US, Switzerland, Israel, Brazil, New Zealand and Canada.
Plexxikon, a member of Daiichi Sankyo Group, aims to develop novel small molecule pharmaceuticals to treat human disease.
