Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.

F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ag

Brian Lestini

Brian Higgins

Kathryn Elizabeth Packman

Kenneth Kolinsky

Fei Su

Kapil Dhingra

Richard J Lee

The present invention relates to a combination therapy of propane-1-sulfonic acid{3-[5-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-3-carbonyl-2,4-difluoro-phenyl]-amide}, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and an interferon for treating a patient suffering from a proliferative disorder, in particular a solid tumor, for example, colorectal cancer, melanoma, and thyroid cancer. In particular, the present invention relates to such a therapy wherein the interferon is peginterferon alfa-2a and the disorder is melanoma containing the V600E b-Raf mutation.

Combination therapy for proliferative disorders

The present invention relates to a combination therapy of propane-1-sulfonic acid {3-[5-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-3-carbonyl]-2,4-difluoro-phenyl}-amide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and an EGFR inhibitor for treating a patient suffering from a proliferative disorder, in particular a solid tumor, for example, colorectal cancer, melanoma, and thyroid cancer.

Combination therapy

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