BRAF

26 EU-approved indications of 8 drugs need a BRAF result, in 5 tumour types, most of them in melanoma, glioma and colorectal cancer.

Approved indications26

DrugBiomarker requirementRegimenSettingConditions
Non-small cell lung cancer4
V600E
+ encorafenib
Any line
advanced
None
Tafinlar
V600
+ trametinib
Any line
advanced
None
Braftovi
V600E
+ binimetinib
Any line
advanced
None
Mekinist
V600
+ dabrafenib
Any line
advanced
None
Colorectal cancer4
Erbitux
V600E
+ encorafenib and FOLFOX
1L
metastatic
None
Braftovi
V600E
+ cetuximab and FOLFOX
1L
metastatic
None
Erbitux
V600E
+ encorafenib
2L
metastatic
After prior systemic therapy
Braftovi
V600E
+ cetuximab
2L
metastatic
After prior systemic therapy
Melanoma10
Tafinlar
V600
+ trametinib
Adj.
locally adv.
After complete resection; Aged 12 years and older
Mekinist
V600
+ dabrafenib
Adj.
locally adv.
Following complete resection; Aged 12 years and older
V600
+ encorafenib
Any line
advanced
None
Cotellic
V600
+ vemurafenib
Any line
advanced
None
Tafinlar
V600
+ trametinib
Any line
advanced
Aged 12 years and older
Tafinlar
V600
Monotherapy
Any line
advanced
Aged 12 years and older
Braftovi
V600
+ binimetinib
Any line
advanced
None
Mekinist
V600
+ dabrafenib
Any line
advanced
Aged 12 years and older
Mekinist
V600
Monotherapy
Any line
advanced
Aged 12 years and older
Zelboraf
V600
Monotherapy
Any line
advanced
None
Glioma6
Ojemdaconditional
Monotherapy
2L
Low-grade glioma only; Progressed after one or more prior systemic therapies; Aged 6 months of age and older
Ojemdaconditional
V600
Monotherapy
2L
Low-grade glioma only; Progressed after one or more prior systemic therapies; Aged 6 months of age and older
V600E
+ trametinib
Any line
Low-grade glioma only; Children and adolescents only; Aged 1 year and older; require systemic therapy
V600E
+ trametinib
Any line
High-grade glioma only; Children and adolescents only; After at least one prior radiation and/or chemotherapy treatment; Aged 1 year and older
Spexotras
V600E
+ dabrafenib
Any line
Low-grade glioma only; Children and adolescents only; Aged 1 year and older; require systemic therapy
Spexotras
V600E
+ dabrafenib
Any line
High-grade glioma only; Children and adolescents only; After at least one prior radiation and/or chemotherapy treatment; Aged 1 year and older
Thyroid cancer2
Tafinlar
V600E
+ trametinib
2L
advanced
Differentiated thyroid cancer only; After prior systemic therapy; Refractory to or not eligible for radioactive iodine (RAI)
Mekinist
V600E
+ dabrafenib
2L
advanced
Differentiated thyroid cancer only; Progressed during or after prior systemic therapy; Refractory to or not eligible for radioactive iodine (RAI)

BRAF by tumour

Label wording26

The sentence from section 4.1 of the SmPC that each indication above comes from.

  1. Encorafenib (Braftovi)
    Encorafenib in combination with binimetinib is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation.
  2. Encorafenib (Braftovi)
    Encorafenib in combination with cetuximab is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic colorectal cancer with a BRAF V600E mutation, who have received prior systemic therapy.
  3. Encorafenib (Braftovi)
    Encorafenib in combination with cetuximab and FOLFOX is indicated for the first line treatment of adult patients with metastatic colorectal cancer with a BRAF V600E mutation.
  4. Encorafenib (Braftovi)
    Encorafenib in combination with binimetinib is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer with a BRAF V600E mutation.
  5. Cetuximab (Erbitux)
    • in combination with encorafenib and FOLFOX for the first line treatment.
  6. Cetuximab (Erbitux)
    • in combination with encorafenib in patients who have received prior systemic therapy.
  7. Trametinib (Mekinist)
    Trametinib as monotherapy or in combination with dabrafenib is indicated for the treatment of adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation (see sections 4.4 and 5.1).
  8. Trametinib (Mekinist)
    Trametinib as monotherapy or in combination with dabrafenib is indicated for the treatment of adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation (see sections 4.4 and 5.1).
  9. Trametinib (Mekinist)
    Trametinib in combination with dabrafenib is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older with Stage III melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation, following complete resection.
  10. Trametinib (Mekinist)
    Trametinib in combination with dabrafenib is indicated for the treatment of adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer with a BRAF V600 mutation.
  11. Trametinib (Mekinist)
    Trametinib in combination with dabrafenib is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer with a BRAF V600E mutation, refractory to or not eligible for radioactive iodine (RAI) who have progressed during or after prior systemic therapy (for biomarker-based patient selection, see section 4.2).
  12. Trametinib (Spexotras)
    Spexotras in combination with dabrafenib is indicated for the treatment of paediatric patients aged 1 year and older with low-grade glioma (LGG) with a BRAF V600E mutation who require systemic therapy.
  13. Trametinib (Spexotras)
    Spexotras in combination with dabrafenib is indicated for the treatment of paediatric patients aged 1 year and older with high-grade glioma (HGG) with a BRAF V600E mutation who have received at least one prior radiation and/or chemotherapy treatment.
  14. Dabrafenib (Tafinlar)
    Dabrafenib as monotherapy or in combination with trametinib is indicated for the treatment of adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation (see sections 4.4 and 5.1).
  15. Dabrafenib (Tafinlar)
    Dabrafenib as monotherapy or in combination with trametinib is indicated for the treatment of adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation (see sections 4.4 and 5.1).
  16. Dabrafenib (Tafinlar)
    Dabrafenib in combination with trametinib is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older with Stage III melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation, following complete resection.
  17. Dabrafenib (Tafinlar)
    Dabrafenib in combination with trametinib is indicated for the treatment of adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer with a BRAF V600 mutation.
  18. Dabrafenib (Tafinlar)
    Dabrafenib in combination with trametinib is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer with a BRAF V600E mutation, refractory to or not eligible for radioactive iodine (RAI) who have progressed during or after prior systemic therapy (for biomarker-based patient selection, see section 4.2).
  19. Dabrafenib (Finlee)
    Finlee in combination with trametinib is indicated for the treatment of paediatric patients aged 1 year and older with low-grade glioma (LGG) with a BRAF V600E mutation who require systemic therapy.
  20. Dabrafenib (Finlee)
    Finlee in combination with trametinib is indicated for the treatment of paediatric patients aged 1 year and older with high-grade glioma (HGG) with a BRAF V600E mutation who have received at least one prior radiation and/or chemotherapy treatment.
  21. Tovorafenib (Ojemda)
    Ojemda is indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of patients 6 months of age and older with paediatric low-grade glioma (LGG) harbouring a BRAF fusion or rearrangement, or BRAF V600 mutation, who have progressed after one or more prior systemic therapies (for biomarkers-based patient selection, see section 4.2).
  22. Tovorafenib (Ojemda)
    Ojemda is indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of patients 6 months of age and older with paediatric low-grade glioma (LGG) harbouring a BRAF fusion or rearrangement, or BRAF V600 mutation, who have progressed after one or more prior systemic therapies (for biomarkers-based patient selection, see section 4.2).
  23. Binimetinib (Mektovi)
    Binimetinib in combination with encorafenib is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation.
  24. Binimetinib (Mektovi)
    Binimetinib in combination with encorafenib is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer with a BRAF V600E mutation.
  25. Cobimetinib (Cotellic)
    Cotellic is indicated for use in combination with vemurafenib for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation (see sections 4.4 and 5.1).
  26. Vemurafenib (Zelboraf)
    Vemurafenib is indicated in monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with BRAF V600 mutation-positive unresectable or metastatic melanoma (see section 5.1).