BRAFTOVI Combination Regimen Significantly Improved PFS and OS in Ph 3 BREAKWATER Trial
“We are extremely pleased with the clinically meaningful progression-free survival and overall survival results from the BREAKWATER study, which have the potential to be practice-changing for this patient population that has historically had limited treatment options and poor outcomes,” said Roger Dansey, M.D., Chief Oncology Officer, Pfizer. “The BRAFTOVI regimen is emerging as a new standard of care as the first targeted therapy approved for use as early as first-line for patients with mCRC with a BRAF V600E mutation. We look forward to discussing these data with global health authorities to bring this treatment to more patients around the world, as soon as possible.”
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