Evaluating cost benefits of combination therapies for advanced melanoma

Ivar S Jensen, Emily Zacherle, Christopher M Blanchette, Jie Zhang, Wes Yin

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The model presented in this study was used to analyze the clinical and economic benefit of using combination therapies in advanced melanoma patients with the BRAF V600 mutation. The analysis suggests dabrafenib + trametinib therapy is associated with less patient time and lower costs relative to nivolumab + ipilimumab to gain similar progression-free survival and overall response rate benefits.

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