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trametinib (Mekinist®)

 

Status: Excluded due to NICE appraisal

Product meets AWMSG exclusion criteria due to NICE appraisal TA396: Trametinib in combination with dabrafenib for treating unresectable or metastatic melanoma

Medicine details

Medicine name trametinib (Mekinist®)
Formulation 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 2 mg film-coated tablet
Reference number 1996
Indication

In combination with dabrafenib for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation. Trametinib monotherapy has not demonstrated clinical activity in patients who have progressed on a prior BRAF inhibitor therapy

Company Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd
BNF chapter Malignant disease & immunosuppression
Assessment type N/A
Status Excluded due to NICE appraisal
Date of issue 13/11/2015
NICE guidance

TA396: Trametinib in combination with dabrafenib for treating unresectable or metastatic melanoma

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