We conducted a phase Ib/II dose-escalation/expansion trial investigating the safety/efficacy of the BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib and EGFR inhibitor erlotinib....Thirty-two patients with BRAF V600E positive metastatic colorectal cancer(mCRC)...Among 31 evaluable patients with mCRC and 7 with other cancers, overall response rates were 32% (10/31, 16% (5/31) confirmed) and 43% (3/7) respectively; with clinical benefit rates of 65% and 100%.