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Journal of Clinical Oncology
In patients with stage IIIB-D or IV melanoma, adjuvant nivolumab with ipilimumab did not increase recurrence-free survival compared to nivolumab monotherapy. Both treatment regimens’ safety and health-related quality of life were similar with earlier research.
Oncology, Medical October 3rd 2022
Clinical Advisor
A 70-year-old woman with a skin lesion on her right temple is referred for assessment. She claims that the site originally came to light about a year ago and has grown in size ever since. An erythematous, fibrotic plaque with a depressed center is discovered during examination. What is the most likely cause of the lesion?
Dermatology September 20th 2022
Cancer Therapy Advisor
168 adults with unresectable stage IIIC-IV melanoma with progression after 1 line of systemic treatment (not including ipilimumab) were randomly assigned to receive tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy or ipilimumab. With a median follow-up of nearly 3 years, the median PFS was 7.2 months in the TIL arm and 3.1 months in the ipilimumab arm.
Oncology, Medical September 12th 2022
JCO Precision Oncology
As yet, there are no consensus treatment strategies for class 2 and 3 BRAF mutations. This systematic review and meta-analysis of published reports of patients with class 2 or 3 BRAF mutations from 2010 to 2021 assesses MAPK targeted therapy in the setting. The meta-analysis suggests that MAPK TTs have clinical activity in some class 2 and 3 BRAF-mutant cancers.
Resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors is common. In a prior phase Ib study, the combination of talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) pembrolizumab demonstrated an encouraging complete response rate and acceptable safety profile in patients with advanced melanoma. In this phase III, randomized, double-blind, multicenter, international study, the combination of T-VEC-pembrolizumab did not statistically improve PFS or OS vs placebo-pembrolizumab. However, T-VEC-pembrolizumab demonstrated a numerical PFS improvement without new safety signals.
The Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI)
Reversal of HLA-I loss is crucial for an effective antitumor cytotoxic T cell response. Thus, HLA-I–upregulating drugs could augment immunotherapy response. The authors describe here a small-molecule USP7 inhibitor as a promising avenue for pharmacologic upregulation of HLA-I in MCC.
Oncology, Medical August 22nd 2022