This was a retrospective real-world evidence cohort study. The study was conducted using the NOBLE (Novartis Braf+ meLanoma patients ObsErvational) dataset, with a study period from 01 January 2011 to 31 May 2020. All included patients were ≥18 years of age and were required to have a diagnosis of unresectable stage III or IV melanoma (ICD-9 172.x \& ICD-10 C43 or D03x), treatment with dabrafenib and trametinib (dab/tram) or encorafenib and binimetenib (enco/bini) on or after 01 June 2018, and evidence of a BRAF-positive result prior to or up to 30 days after therapy initiation. No quota of centers was established a priori. Given the retrospective nature of this study, all patients who met the inclusion/exclusion criteria from the NOBLE dataset were included.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
214
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
East Hanover, New Jersey, United States
Assessment of clinical predictors for choice of first-line (1L) therapy between dab/tram and enco/bini
Time frame: Up to approximately 2 years
Percentage of patients receiving enco/bini or dab/tram in the 1L of therapy
Time frame: Up to approximately 2 years
Percentage of patients switching from 1L enco/bini therapy to either another targeted therapy (TT) or second-line (2L) immunotherapy (IO)
Time frame: Up to approximately 2 years
Percentage of patients switching from 1L dab/tram therapy to either another TT or IO 2L therapy
Time frame: Up to approximately 2 years
Percentage of patients who discontinued treatment in 1L and associated reasons, overall and by cohort
Time frame: Up to approximately 2 years
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