Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Canada. Approved

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

This is written in the approval document.

Citation

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. Mekinist (trametinib) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00083524.PDF. Revised February 2026. Accessed April 2026.

Therapeutic response

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

Organizations
Biomarkers
Cancer types
Therapies
Organizations Biomarkers Cancer types Therapies
HC (1) BRAF p.V600E Melanoma Trametinib
HC (1) BRAF p.V600K Melanoma Trametinib
HC (1) BRAF p.V600E High-Grade Glioma Dabrafenib, Trametinib

Contributions

Date Contributor Description
2024-10-30 Van Allen lab Initial access of FDA approvals