Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that BRAF p.V600E status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Cobimetinib, Vemurafenib in patients with Melanoma.

This statement is based on a regulatory approval from the Health Canada:

COTELLIC (cobimetinib) is indicated for use in combination with vemurafenib for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation.

Citation

Hoffmann-La Roche Limited. Cotellic (cobimetinib) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00070061.PDF. Revised March 2023. Accessed June 2025.