dabrafenib

English

Noun

dabrafenib (uncountable)

1. A drug for the treatment of cancers associated with a mutated version of the gene BRAF.
   • 2015 August 28, “Enzyme-Free Detection of Mutations in Cancer DNA Using Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probes and Fluorescence Microscopy”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Incidentally, several drugs have been developed that treat cancers driven by BRAF, two of which, vemurafenib and dabrafenib, are now FDA approved for treatment of late-stage melanoma.