Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Canada.

Health Canada approved dabrafenib as a monotherapy, or in combination with trametinib, for the treatment of patients with the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation.

This is written in the approval document as:

TAFINLAR (dabrafenib mesylate) is indicated as a monotherapy, or in combination with trametinib, for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation.

Citation

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. Tafinlar (dabrafenib) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00077956.PDF. Revised December 2024. Accessed June 2025.

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Type Biomarker(s) Cancer type Therapy(ies)
Sensitivity (+) BRAF p.V600E Melanoma Dabrafenib
Sensitivity (+) BRAF p.V600K Melanoma Dabrafenib