product name Dabrafenib (GSK2118436)
Description: Dabrafenib (GSK2118436) is a specific inhibitor of BRAF V600 mutants with IC50 of 0.8 nM in cell-free assays and is 4- and 6-fold less potent against B-Raf (wildype) and c-Raf, respectively. It potently inhibits BRAFV600E, BRAFV600K and BRAFV600D with IC50 values of 0.5nM, 0.6nM and 1.9nM, respectively. Dabrafenib is currently approved by FDA and is widely used in cancer patients harboring BRAF mutations. It is reported that treatment of dabrafenib shrinks the overall size of brain metastases in patients.
References: Arch Pharm Res. 2011 May;34(5):699-701.