Reference Targeted therapy Number of patients (ratio) Patient population Response rate (95% CI) Median PFS Median    OS 6-month   OS rate 12-month  OS rate
Chapman 2011 Vemurafenib 675 (1:1) Previously untreated 48% (42–55) 6.9 months 13.6 months 84% 56%
Dacarbazine 5% (3–9) 1.6 months 9.7 months 64% 44%
Hauschild 2012 Dabrafenib 250 (3:1) Previously untreated (except HD IL-2) 50% (42–57) 5.1 months 18.2 months NR NR
Dacarbazine 6% (2–16) 2.7 months 15.6 months NR NR
Robert 2012 Trametinib 322 (2:1) One previous treatment allowed, except BRAF or MEK inhibitors or ipilimumab 22% (17–22) 4.8 months NR 81% NR
Dacarbazine or paclitaxel 8% (4–15) 1.5 months NR 67% NR
Flaherty 2012 Dabrafenib+trametinib (150 mg/1mg) 247 (1:1:1) One previous treatment allowed, except BRAF inhibitor 50% (36-64) 9,2 months NR NR 26%
Dabrafenib+trametinib (150 mg/2mg) 76% (62-86) 9.4 months NR NR 41%
Dabrafenib 54% (40-67) 5.8 months NR NR 9%
Robert 2012 Selumetinib+Dacarbazina 91 (1:1) Previously untreated 40% (18-45) 5.6 months 13.9 months 40% NR
Dacarbazina 26% (12-46) 3 months 10.3 months 22% NR
Table 3: Summary of phaseII/III randomized trials for melanoma.