| Exclusion Criteria: | 1) Currently receiving cancer therapy (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, or biologic therapy) except a selective RAF inhibitor.
2) Patients must not have previously received a selective BRAF inhibitor (RO5185426, GSK2118436) and a selective MEK inhibitor (AZD6244, GSK1120212) concurrently.
3) Received an investigational anti-cancer drug within four weeks or five half-lives (whichever is shorter) of study drug administration, other than BRAF inhibitor--at least 14 days must have passed between the last dose of the prior investigational anti-cancer drug and the first dose of study drug. However, there is no required washout period for any BRAF inhibitors at least until the baseline biopsy is performed.
4) Current use of a prohibited medication or requires any of these medications during treatment with study drug.
5) Any major surgery, within the last 3 weeks. Radiotherapy, or immunotherapy within the last 2 weeks.
6) Unresolved toxicity greater than NCI-CTCAE v4 Grade 1 from previous anti-cancer therapy except alopecia and peripheral neuropathy, for which </= grade 2 toxicity is allowed to participate.
7) Presence of rheumatoid arthritis.
8) History of retinal vein occlusion or central serous retinopathy, or predisposing factors to retinal vein occlusion or central serous retinopathy (e.g. uncontrolled glaucoma or ocular hypertension, uncontrolled systemic disease such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, or history of hyperviscosity or hypercoagulability syndromes).
9) Presence of active gastrointestinal disease or other condition that will interfere significantly with the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of drugs.
10) Brain metastases, unless previously treated brain metastases with surgery or stereotactic radiosurgery and the disease has been confirmed stable (i.e., no increase in lesion size) for at least 4 weeks with MRI scans using contrast prior to Day 1. Subjects are not permitted to receive enzyme-inducing anti-epileptic drugs and/or steroids to control symptoms/signs of brain metastases. Patients previously treated with whole brain radiation therapy must have confirmed stable disease for at least 12 weeks prior to starting treatment. Untreated asymptomatic brain metastasis less than 10 mm will be allowed if no steroid and anti-epileptic drugs are used.
11) History of acute coronary syndromes (including myocardial infarction and unstable angina), coronary angioplasty, or stenting within the past 6 months.
12) QTc interval >/= 480 msec (>/= 500 msec for subjects with Bundle Branch Block).
13) Uncontrolled arrhythmias. • Subjects with controlled atrial fibrillation for >1 month prior to study Day 1 are eligible.
14) Class II, III, or IV heart failure as defined by the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification system.
15) Abnormal cardiac valve morphology (subjects with minimal abnormalities can be entered on study if deemed not clinically significant)
16) Known immediate or delayed hypersensitivity reaction or idiosyncrasy to drugs chemically related to the study drugs, or excipients. NOTE: To date there are no known FDA approved drugs chemically related to GSK2118436 or GSK1120212.
17) Pregnant or lactating female.
18) Unwillingness or inability to follow the procedures required in the protocol.
19) Uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension or other medical conditions that may interfere with assessment of toxicity
20) Subjects with known glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. |