Adjuvant immunotherapy continues to confirm its efficacy in melanoma
Updated data from two studies report significant improvements in recurrence-free survival and distant-metastasis free survival with pembrolizumab or nivolumab
Questions still remain on optimal adjuvant therapy in advanced melanoma
Overall survival benefits of systemic therapy in the adjuvant setting are still unclear in clinical trials, and may need to be complemented with real-world studies
Long-term survival benefits reported with neoadjuvant immunotherapy combinations in stage III melanoma
Neoadjuvant immunotherapy combinations were associated with high long-term survival rates and were superior to adjuvant nivolumab in patients with resectable melanoma, according to a phase III study and analysis of pooled studies
Do young patients benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitors?
First evidence for the efficacy of anti-PD-1 agents in children, adolescents and young adults with melanoma prompts the call for a change in cancer care for this population
Melanoma research continues to lead the way in new immunotherapies
For recipient of the ESMO Lifetime Achievement Award, Prof. John Haanen, melanoma research has provided him with a career full of innovation, but there is always more to explore
A phase I study shows a promising strategy to overcome resistance to immunotherapy in cancer
Safety and efficacy data of a PD-1/IL-2 bispecific antibody fusion protein were presented at an ESMO Virtual Plenary
Anti-cancer vaccine combined with immunotherapy shows promise in melanoma
A phase II trial reports a longer recurrence-free and distant-metastasis free survival with the combination of mRNA and pembrolizumab.
Study shows that immunotherapy initiation at the end of life has increased over time
In US, the trend was more frequently seen at very low-volume and nonacademic centers than at high-volume and academic centers
TILs show long-term efficacy in melanoma, but predicting treatment response is still a challenge
After proof of efficacy in patients with melanoma in a clinical trial, major efforts are now directed to make the use of TILs easier and safer in clinical practice.
Tebentafusp shows sustained benefit only in a small proportion of patients with metastatic uveal melanoma
Novel targeted strategies are investigated in uveal melanoma, especially for those who do not respond to the bispecific fusion protein, with some encouraging early-phase data from c-MET/PKC inhibitors