Table 3.

Clinical studies of RAS-pathway–targeted therapies

Retrospective cohorts and case reports
TypeYear publishedPatient populationCombination/administrationNo. of patientsORR
Retrospective 201678  Oncogenic mutations of NRAS, KRAS, or BRAF or GEP pathway activation in relapsed/refractory patients Trametinib (single agent or in combination with other agents) 58 (40 with measurable disease at time of commencing trametinib) 16/40 (40%) 
Case report 201784  Relapsed/refractory patient with extramedullary disease and BRAF V600E mutation Vemurafenib and cobimetinib Patient responded 
Case report 201485  Relapsed/refractory patient with extramedullary disease and BRAF V600E mutation Vemurafenib Patient progressed through treatment 
Case report 201486  Relapsed/refractory patients with BRAF V600E mutations Vemurafenib Both patients responded 
Case report 201387  Relapsed/refractory patient with extramedullary disease and BRAF V600E mutation Vemurafenib Patient responded 
Retrospective cohorts and case reports
TypeYear publishedPatient populationCombination/administrationNo. of patientsORR
Retrospective 201678  Oncogenic mutations of NRAS, KRAS, or BRAF or GEP pathway activation in relapsed/refractory patients Trametinib (single agent or in combination with other agents) 58 (40 with measurable disease at time of commencing trametinib) 16/40 (40%) 
Case report 201784  Relapsed/refractory patient with extramedullary disease and BRAF V600E mutation Vemurafenib and cobimetinib Patient responded 
Case report 201485  Relapsed/refractory patient with extramedullary disease and BRAF V600E mutation Vemurafenib Patient progressed through treatment 
Case report 201486  Relapsed/refractory patients with BRAF V600E mutations Vemurafenib Both patients responded 
Case report 201387  Relapsed/refractory patient with extramedullary disease and BRAF V600E mutation Vemurafenib Patient responded 
Ongoing studies
PhaseLocationPatient populationCombination/administrationNCTEstimated completion
UK Relapsed/refractory RO5126766 twice weekly or Monday/Wednesday/Friday dosing schedule NCT02407509 2016 (but ongoing) 
BRAF, NRAS, or KRAS mutated 
US Relapsed/refractory Cohort 1: BRAF V600 mutated: dabrafenib; cohort 2 BRAF mutated or BRAF and KRAS/NRAS mutated: trametinib; cohort 3: KRAS or NRAS mutated: trametinib NCT03091257 2021 
BRAF, NRAS, or KRAS mutated 
Canada Relapsed/refractory BRAF, NRAS, or KRAS mutated Trametinib initially with the AKT inhibitor GSK2141795 added at progression NCT01989598 2018 
 Cohorts of biomarker-positive and negative patients 
Germany Relapsed/refractory Encorafenib and binimetinib combination NCT02834364 2021 
BRAF V600E/K mutated 
1b/2 Europe Relapsed/refractory Arm A: cobimetinib; arm B: cobimetinib and venetoclax; arm C: cobimetinib, venetoclax, and atezolizumab NCT03312530 2020 
3 to 5 prior lines of therapy 
Ongoing studies
PhaseLocationPatient populationCombination/administrationNCTEstimated completion
UK Relapsed/refractory RO5126766 twice weekly or Monday/Wednesday/Friday dosing schedule NCT02407509 2016 (but ongoing) 
BRAF, NRAS, or KRAS mutated 
US Relapsed/refractory Cohort 1: BRAF V600 mutated: dabrafenib; cohort 2 BRAF mutated or BRAF and KRAS/NRAS mutated: trametinib; cohort 3: KRAS or NRAS mutated: trametinib NCT03091257 2021 
BRAF, NRAS, or KRAS mutated 
Canada Relapsed/refractory BRAF, NRAS, or KRAS mutated Trametinib initially with the AKT inhibitor GSK2141795 added at progression NCT01989598 2018 
 Cohorts of biomarker-positive and negative patients 
Germany Relapsed/refractory Encorafenib and binimetinib combination NCT02834364 2021 
BRAF V600E/K mutated 
1b/2 Europe Relapsed/refractory Arm A: cobimetinib; arm B: cobimetinib and venetoclax; arm C: cobimetinib, venetoclax, and atezolizumab NCT03312530 2020 
3 to 5 prior lines of therapy 
Umbrella/basket studies
PhaseLocationPatient populationCombination/administrationNCTEstimated completion
US MATCH study: multiple diseases and multiple treatments Guided by molecular characterization, including BRAF, RAS, PIKC3A mutations, CCND1, CDK4, CDK6 amplification NCT02465060 2022 
US TAPUR study: multiple diseases and multiple treatments Guided by genomic variant identification, including BRAF, KRAS, NRAS NCT02693535 2019 
Canada CAPTUR study: multiple diseases and multiple treatments Guided by genomic variant identification, including BRAF NCT03297606 2021 
Umbrella/basket studies
PhaseLocationPatient populationCombination/administrationNCTEstimated completion
US MATCH study: multiple diseases and multiple treatments Guided by molecular characterization, including BRAF, RAS, PIKC3A mutations, CCND1, CDK4, CDK6 amplification NCT02465060 2022 
US TAPUR study: multiple diseases and multiple treatments Guided by genomic variant identification, including BRAF, KRAS, NRAS NCT02693535 2019 
Canada CAPTUR study: multiple diseases and multiple treatments Guided by genomic variant identification, including BRAF NCT03297606 2021 

As per www.clinicaltrials.gov and PubMed searches for “myeloma” and the following terms: “vemurafenib,” “dabrafenib,” “trametinib,” “cobimetinib,” “RAS,” “BRAF,” and “MEK.”

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