Binimetinib

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Binimetinib
TermBinimetinib
Short definitionBinimetinib - (pronounced) (BIH-nee-MEH-tih-nib) medicine used with encorafenib to treat melanoma that has spread or cannot be surgically removed and has a specific mutation (change) in the melanomaBRAFGen. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Binimetinib - (pronounced) (BIH-nee-MEH-tih-nib) medicine used with encorafenib to treat melanoma that has spread or cannot be surgically removed and has a specific mutation (change) in the melanomaBRAFGen. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Binimetinib blocks the proteins MEK1 and MEK2, which can help prevent cancer cells from growing. It's a kind of kinase inhibitor. Also called Mektovi

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