NCIt definition : An orally available Raf kinase inhibitor with potential antineoplastic activity. Encorafenib
specifically inhibits Raf kinase, a serine/threonine enzyme in the RAF/mitogen-activated
protein kinase kinase (MEK)/extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK) signaling pathway.
By inhibiting the activation of the RAF/MEK/ERK signaling pathway, the administration
of LGX818 may result in a decrease in proliferation of tumor cells. The Raf mutation
BRAF V600E is frequently upregulated in a variety of human tumors and results in the
constitutive activation of the RAF/MEK/ERK signaling pathway that regulates cellular
proliferation and survival.;