Dabrafenib plus trametinib combination is approved in Europe for BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The objective of this study was to assess efficacy and safety of this combination in a real-world setting. This retrospective multicentric study included 40 patients with advanced NSCLC harboring BRAF V600E mutation and receiving dabrafenib plus trametinib. The median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 17.5 (95% CI 7.1-23.0) months and 25.5 (95% CI 16.6-not reached) months in the entire cohort, respectively. For the 9 patients with first-line treatment, median PFS was 16.8 (95% CI 6.1-23.2) months and median OS was 21.8 (95% CI 1.0-not reached) months; for the 31 patients with second-line or more treatments, median PFS and OS were 16.8 (95% CI 6.1-23.2) months and 25.5 (95% CI 16.6-not reached) months, respectively. Adverse events led to permanent discontinuation in 7 (18%) patients, treatment interruption in 8 (20%) and dose reduction in 12 (30%). In conclusion, these results suggest that efficacy and safety of dabrafenib plus trametinib combination in patients with BRAF V600E metastatic NSCLC are comparable in a real-world setting and in clinical trials for both previously untreated and treated patients.
Keywords: BRAF mutations; V600E mutation; dabrafenib; non-small-cell lung cancer; oncogenic driver; targeted therapy; trametinib.