Dabrafenib

Dabrafenib (Finlee, Tafinlar, Novartis Europharm Limited) has 7 EU-approved indications in 4 tumour types. Each needs a biomarker result: BRAF (7).
Approved indications of Dabrafenib
Biomarker requirementRegimenSettingConditions
Non-small cell lung cancer1
BRAF V600
+ trametinib
Any line
advanced
None
Melanoma3
BRAF V600
+ trametinib
Adj.
locally adv.
After complete resection; Aged 12 years and older
BRAF V600
+ trametinib
Any line
advanced
Aged 12 years and older
BRAF V600
Monotherapy
Any line
advanced
Aged 12 years and older
Glioma2
BRAF V600E
+ trametinib
Any line
Low-grade glioma only; Children and adolescents only; Aged 1 year and older; require systemic therapy
BRAF 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
Thyroid cancer1
BRAF V600E
+ trametinib
2L
advanced
Differentiated thyroid cancer only; After prior systemic therapy; Refractory to or not eligible for radioactive iodine (RAI)
Full text of section 4.1 (therapeutic indications)
Tafinlar

Melanoma 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). Adjuvant treatment of melanoma 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. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Dabrafenib in combination with trametinib is indicated for the treatment of adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer with a BRAF V600 mutation. Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) 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).

Finlee

Low-grade glioma 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. High-grade glioma 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.

Label history

12 changes to the Finlee label since 2025, none of them to the indications. Newest first, in the words of EMA's record of each procedure.

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