Dabrafenib + Trametinib in cancer treatment
Dear University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust,
I would be grateful if you could please answer these questions relating to the usage of Dabrafenib + Trametinib in cancer treatment.
A) Over the previous 6 months, how many patients for the following diseases have been treated with a combination of Dabrafenib + Trametinib:
i) Metastatic Melanoma
ii) Adjuvant Melanoma
iii) BRAF mutated Lung Cancer
Many thanks for taking the time to answer these questions.
Yours faithfully,
Oliver Caswell
University Hospital
Clifford Bridge Road
Walsgrave
Coventry
CV2 2DX
Direct Line: 024 76968771
www.uhcw.nhs.uk
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University Hospital
Clifford Bridge Road
Walsgrave
Coventry
CV2 2DX
Direct Line: 024 76968771
www.uhcw.nhs.uk
Our Ref: FOI/2560
Date: 4 May 2023
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Dear Requester
We write further to your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act received 31 March 2023. We have set out your request,
together with our response below.
A) Over the previous 6 months, how many patients for the following
diseases have been treated with a combination of Dabrafenib + Trametinib:
i) Metastatic Melanoma - 1-9
ii) Adjuvant Melanoma - 1-9
iii) BRAF mutated Lung Cancer - 0
Please note that due to the availability of inferred or derived
information from other sources, there may be a risk of identification
owing to the very low numbers involved. For this reason, we are only able
to provide you with aggregated answers.
As we have provided the information that we do hold your request is now
closed. We trust that this is satisfactory but if you are dissatisfied
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University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge
Road, Coventry CV2 2DX.
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Andrea Phillips
FOI & Access to Health Records Manager
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