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MEBGEN™ BRAF Kit

Although paclitaxel and lenvatinib have been used as drug treatments, combination therapy with dabrafenib and trametinib has recently been reported to be effective. Furthermore, lenvatinib, a molecularly targeted agent, shows limited efficacy against ATC and is associated with frequent adverse events. In contrast, combination therapy with dabrafenib and trametinib is considered an effective therapeutic option for patients with BRAF V600E mutation-positive ATC, when appropriate management and monitoring are implemented.

Concordance between IHC and genomic testing in assessing BRAF V600E was encouragingly high; its reliability and potentially short TAT should benefit patients, especially those with ATC.

"Medical and Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd...announced that MEBGEN™ BRAF Kit, an in vitro diagnostic reagent, was approved for detection of BRAF gene mutations (V600E or V600K) by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for production and marketing in Japan on July 7, 2022...MEBGEN™ BRAF Kit was developed as a companion diagnostic for multiple anti-cancer agents in melanoma. The MEBGEN BRAF Kit is expected to be an important clinical diagnostic in guiding personalized medicine for patients with melanoma."