ARRAY 165-112: This Phase I trial is evaluating how safe and effective combining to targeted therapies (binimetinib and encorafenib) is in adolescents with BRAF V600-mutant advanced or metastatic melanomaA Multicenter, Open-label Phase 1b Study of the Combination of Binimetinib and Encorafenib in Adolescent Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic BRAF V600-mutant Melanoma

Inclusion

Patients must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for enrollment in the study.

• Histologically confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic cutaneous melanoma or unknown primary melanoma American Joint Committee on Cancer Stage IIIB, IIIC, or IV.
• Presence of BRAF V600E or V600K mutation in tumor tissue as determined by a local or central laboratory

• Adequate cardiac function:

  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50% as determined by ECHO or multi-gated acquisition (MUGA) scan and above the institutional lower limit of normal (LLN);
  • Triplicate average baseline QTcF value ≤ 450 ms.

• Adequate bone marrow, organ function, and laboratory parameters:

  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L;
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL with or without transfusions;
  • Platelets ≥ 75 × 10⁹/L without transfusions;
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and/or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN); in patients with liver metastases ≤ 5 × ULN;
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN;
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 × institutional ULN for age, or calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 70 mL/min/1.73 m² (following Schwartz formula).

• Adequate performance status at Screening:

  • Patients < 16 years old: Lansky Performance Scale score ≥ 80
  • Patients 16 to 17 years old: Karnofsky Performance Scale score ≥ 80