Dabrafenib mesylate, sold by GlaxoSmithKline under the trade
name Tafinlar, was approved by the U.S. FDA in May 2013 for
the treatment of metastatic BRAF-mutant melanoma. Dabrafenib
reversibly inhibits the BRAF(V600E) mutant kinase as a selective
ATP-competitive inhibitor which results in tumor regression.
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