Vemurafenib is a competitive kinase inhibitor with activity against BRAF kinase with mutations like V600E. It exerts its function by binding to the ATP-binding domain of the mutant BRAF. Vemurafenib was co-developed by Roche and Plexxikon and it obtained its FDA approval on August 17, 2011, under the company Hoffmann La Roche. After approval, Roche in collab...
Vemurafenib is approved since 2011 for the treatment of metastatic melanoma with a mutation on BRAF in the valine located in the exon 15 at codon 600, this mutation is denominated as V600E. The V600E mutation, a substitution of glutamic acid for valine, accounts for 54% of the cases of cutaneous melanoma.
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Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities), Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, United Kingdom
Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom
Soonchunhyang University Hospital Bucheon, Bucheon, Korea, Republic of
Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungju, Korea, Republic of
Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Daegu, Korea, Republic of
Beijing Cancer Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Pfizer Investigational Site, New York, New York, United States
Beijing Oncology Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Turku University Hospital Cancer Centre, Turku, Varsinais-Suomi, Finland
Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
Oulu University Hospital OYS Cancer Center, Oulu, Finland
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