TY - JOUR TI - Three-year pooled analysis of factors associated with clinical outcomes across dabrafenib and trametinib combination therapy phase 3 randomised trials AU - Schadendorf, D. AU - Long, G.V. AU - Stroiakovski, D. AU - Karaszewska, B. AU - Hauschild, A. AU - Levchenko, E. AU - Chiarion-Sileni, V. AU - Schachter, J. AU - Garbe, C. AU - Dutriaux, C. AU - Gogas, H. AU - Mandalà, M. AU - Haanen, J.B.A.G. AU - Lebbé, C. AU - Mackiewicz, A. AU - Rutkowski, P. AU - Grob, J.-J. AU - Nathan, P. AU - Ribas, A. AU - Davies, M.A. AU - Zhang, Y. AU - Kaper, M. AU - Mookerjee, B. AU - Legos, J.J. AU - Flaherty, K.T. AU - Robert, C. JO - EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER PY - 2017 VL - 82 TODO - null SP - 45-55 PB - Elsevier Ireland Ltd SN - null TODO - 10.1016/j.ejca.2017.05.033 TODO - dabrafenib; lactate dehydrogenase; trametinib; antineoplastic agent; dabrafenib; imidazole derivative; lactate dehydrogenase; oxime; protein kinase inhibitor; pyridone derivative; pyrimidinone derivative; trametinib, Article; cancer survival; clinical outcome; follow up; human; intention to treat analysis; metastatic melanoma; overall survival; phase 3 clinical trial (topic); prediction; priority journal; progression free survival; randomized controlled trial (topic); retrospective study; treatment duration; adult; aged; clinical trial; controlled study; female; male; melanoma; metabolism; metastasis; middle aged; pathology; phase 3 clinical trial; predictive value; prognosis; randomized controlled trial; risk factor; survival analysis, Adult; Aged; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Female; Humans; Imidazoles; L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; Male; Melanoma; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Metastasis; Oximes; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Pyridones; Pyrimidinones; Risk Factors; Survival Analysis TODO - Aim Understanding predictors of long-term benefit with currently available melanoma therapies is the key for optimising individualised treatments. A prior pooled analysis of dabrafenib plus trametinib (D + T)–randomised trials (median follow-up, 20.0 months) identified baseline lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and number of organ sites with metastasis as predictive factors for progression-free (PFS) and overall (OS) survival. However, longer-term follow-up analyses are needed to confirm which patients treated with D + T can achieve maximum benefit. Methods Three-year landmark data were retrospectively pooled for D + T patients in phase 3 trials (COMBI-d [NCT01584648]; COMBI-v [NCT01597908]). Univariate and multivariate analyses assessed prognostic values of predefined baseline factors; regression tree analysis determined hierarchy and interactions between variables. Results Long-term pooled outcomes were consistent with individual trial results (N = 563; 3-year PFS, 23%; 3-year OS, 44%). Baseline LDH level and number of organ sites remained strongly associated with and/or predictive of PFS and OS. In addition, baseline sum of lesion diameters (SLD) was identified as a predictor for progression. In the most favourable prognostic group (normal LDH, SLD <66 mm, <3 organ sites; n = 183/563 [33%]), 3-year PFS was 42%. Baseline number of organ sites was also predictive of outcomes in patients with PFS ≥ 6 months. Conclusion Using the largest phase 3 data set available for BRAF/MEK inhibitor combination therapy in melanoma, these results demonstrate that durable responses lasting ≥3 years are possible in subsets of patients with BRAF-mutant melanoma receiving D + T. Although the best predictive model evolved with longer follow-up, factors predicting clinical outcomes with the combination remained consistent with previous analyses. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd ER -