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Would you discontinue dabrafenib/trametinib in a patient with BRAF mutant metastatic lung cancer if you see mild cardiomyopathy which could be related to the drugs?

Patient does not want chemo but is tolerating these well otherwise.
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Medical Oncology · The Ohio State University School of Medicine
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This is a good question and a clinical scenario that I just recently ran into. The main question relates to the degree of LVEF change and whether the patient is symptomatic or not. It is not that uncommon overall. In the phase 2 trial of dabrafenib and trametinib that led to approval of this regimen...

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