Vemurafenib

Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2011 Oct 31;10(11):811-2. doi: 10.1038/nrd3579.

Abstract

In August 2011 vemurafenib (Zelboraf; Daiichi Sankyo/Roche), an inhibitor of BRAF kinase, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with the BRAF(V600E) mutation.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / drug effects
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / genetics
  • Humans
  • Indoles / pharmacology
  • Indoles / therapeutic use*
  • Melanoma / drug therapy*
  • Melanoma / enzymology
  • Melanoma / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf / metabolism
  • Sulfonamides / pharmacology
  • Sulfonamides / therapeutic use*
  • Vemurafenib

Substances

  • Indoles
  • Sulfonamides
  • Vemurafenib
  • BRAF protein, human
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf