Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

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

Health Canada approved encorafenib in combination with binimetinib, for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation, as detected by a validated test.

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

BRAFTOVI (encorafenib) is indicated, in combination with binimetinib, for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with a BRAF V600 mutation, as detected by a validated test.

Citation

Pfizer Canada ULC. Braftovi (encorafenib) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00074711.PDF. Revised February 2024. Accessed June 2025.