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A trial of vemurafenib for cancers with a change to the BRAF gene (VE-BASKET)

Overview

Cancer types:

All cancer types

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial looked at vemurafenib for cancers that have a specific change to a gene called BRAF. It was for people who had a number of different types of cancers including:

  • non small cell lung cancer

  • ovarian cancer

  • myeloma

  • bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma)

This trial was open to people to join between 2012 and 2015. These results were published in 2015.

Recruitment start: 1 July 2012

Recruitment end: 1 September 2015

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Dr Ian Chau

Supported by

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Roche

Last reviewed: 20 January 2020

CRUK internal database number: 9583

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