1.Optimising the combination dosing strategy of abemaciclib and vemurafenib in BRAF-mutated melanoma xenograft tumours.
Tate SC1, Burke TF2, Hartman D2, Kulanthaivel P2, Beckmann RP2, Cronier DM1. Br J Cancer. 2016 Mar 15;114(6):669-79. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2016.40.
BACKGROUND: Resistance to BRAF inhibition is a major cause of treatment failure for BRAF-mutated metastatic melanoma patients. Abemaciclib, a cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 inhibitor, overcomes this resistance in xenograft tumours and offers a promising drug combination. The present work aims to characterise the quantitative pharmacology of the abemaciclib/vemurafenib combination using a semimechanistic pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modelling approach and to identify an optimum dosing regimen for potential clinical evaluation.