Regulatory approval

Published by the European Medicines Agency.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has authorized encorafenib in combination with cetuximab for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) with a BRAF p.V600E variant, who have received prior systemic therapy. The efficacy and safety of encorafenib have been established only in patients with melanoma tumours expressing BRAF V600E and V600K variants or colorectal tumours expressing BRAF V600E.

This is written in the approval document as:

Encorafenib is indicated in combination with cetuximab, for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) with a BRAF V600E mutation, who have received prior systemic therapy.

Citation

Pierre Fabre Medicament. Braftovi (encorafenib) [product information]. European Medicines Agency website. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/product-information/braftovi-epar-product-information_en.pdf. Revised September 2024. Accessed October 20, 2024.

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Type	Biomarker(s)	Cancer type	Therapy(ies)
Sensitivity (+)	BRAF p.V600E	Colorectal Adenocarcinoma	Cetuximab, Encorafenib