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BRAFTOVI® (encorafenib)

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1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE

1.1 BRAF V600E or V600K Mutation-Positive Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma

BRAFTOVI® is indicated, in combination...

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2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION

2.1 Patient Selection

BRAF V600E or V600K Mutation-Positive...

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3 DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS

Capsules: 75 mg, hard gelatin, stylized "A" on beige cap and "LGX 75mg" on white body.

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4 CONTRAINDICATIONS

None.

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5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS

5.1 New Primary Malignancies

New primary malignancies, cutaneous and non-cutaneous, have been observed in patients treated with BRAF...

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7 DRUG INTERACTIONS

7.1 Effect of Other Drugs on BRAFTOVI

Strong or Moderate CYP3A4...

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8 USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS

8.1 Pregnancy

Risk Summary

Based on its mechanism...

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10 OVERDOSAGE

Since encorafenib is 86% bound to plasma proteins, hemodialysis is likely to be ineffective in the treatment of overdose with BRAFTOVI.

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11 DESCRIPTION

Encorafenib is a kinase inhibitor. The chemical name is methyl N-{(2S)-1-[(4-{3-[5-chloro-2-fluoro-3-(methanesulfonamido)phenyl]-1-(propan-2-yl)-1...

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12 CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

12.1 Mechanism of Action

Encorafenib is a kinase inhibitor that targets BRAF V600E, as well as wild-type BRAF and CRAF in in vitro cell-free...

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13 NONCLINICAL TOXICOLOGY

13.1 Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of Fertility

Carcinogenicity studies with encorafenib have not been conducted. Encorafenib was...

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14 CLINICAL STUDIES

14.1 BRAF V600E or V600K Mutation-Positive Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma

BRAFTOVI in combination with binimetinib was evaluated in a...

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16 HOW SUPPLIED/STORAGE AND HANDLING

BRAFTOVI (encorafenib) is supplied as 75 mg hard gelatin capsules.

75 mg: stylized "A" on beige cap and "LGX 75mg" on white body, available in cartons (NDC 70255-025-01) containing...

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This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
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This product's labeling may have been updated. For the most recent prescribing information, please visit www.pfizer.com.

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