Immunotherapy in Melanoma | Specialty

The OncLive Immunotherapy in Melanoma condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on available and investigational immunotherapies in melanoma and other skin cancers. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on updates with checkpoint inhibitors and the ongoing research with this type of treatment.

Adjuvant Nivolumab Receives CHMP Recommendation for Completely Resected Stage IIB/C Melanoma

July 21st 2023

The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended approval of nivolumab monotherapy for the adjuvant treatment of patients at least 12 years of age with completely resected stage IIB or IIC melanoma.

Luke Breaks Down Key Clinical Trial Updates From the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

July 17th 2023

Jason Luke, MD, FACP, discusses key takeaways from the KEYNOTE-716 and KEYNOTE-942 trials and other key updates from across the melanoma landscape presented at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Continues to Provide Survival Benefit in Stage IIB/C Melanoma

June 30th 2023

Pembrolizumab led to sustained improvements in recurrence-free survival and distant metastasis–free survival vs placebo as adjuvant therapy in patients with resected stage IIB or IIC melanoma

Camrelizumab Plus Famitinib Demonstrates Early Antitumor Activity in Advanced Melanoma

June 25th 2023

Camrelizumab combined with famitinib elicited responses and was well tolerated in patients with advanced melanoma previously exposed to an immune checkpoint inhibitor regimen.

Adjuvant mRNA-4157 Plus Pembrolizumab Improves RFS in Resected High-Risk Melanoma

April 16th 2023

mRNA-4157 in combination with pembrolizumab improved recurrence-free survival compared with pembrolizumab alone when used as an adjuvant treatment in patients with resected high-risk melanoma, regardless of tumor mutational burden.

MEDI9253 Plus Durvalumab Delivers Little Efficacy in Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumors

March 22nd 2023

The addition of MEDI9253 to sequential or concurrent treatment with durvalumab failed to elicit more than 1 partial response although proving feasible and safe in patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors, according to findings from a phase 1 trial.

Nivolumab Plus Relatlimab Induces Durable Responses in Advanced Melanoma

March 16th 2023

The combination of nivolumab and relatlimab demonstrated clinical benefit with a manageable safety profile in patients with advanced melanoma who have progressed on prior PD-L1 or PD-1 inhibitors, regardless of PD-L1 and LAG-3 expression, according to findings from the ongoing phase 1/2a RELATIVITY-020 trial.

Lifileucel TIL Cell Monotherapy in Patients With Advanced Melanoma After Progression on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Targeted Therapy: Pooled Analysis of Consecutive Cohorts (C-144-01 Study)

February 20th 2023

Amod Sarnaik, MD, reviews data from a study presented at The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) 2022 Annual Meeting on lifileucel tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte [TIL] monotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma after progression on immune checkpoint inhibitors and targeted therapy.

Dr. Pavlick on the Benefit of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Resectable Melanoma

January 16th 2023

Anna C. Pavlick, DO, discusses the potential benefit of neoadjuvant immunotherapy prior to surgical resection, according to results from the phase 2 SWOG S1801 trial.

Neoadjuvant Vidutolimod Plus Nivolumab Demonstrates Favorable Efficacy, Tolerability in Resectable Melanoma

December 5th 2022

The combination of neoadjuvant vidutolimod and nivolumab elicited high response rates and was well tolerated in patients with high-risk, resectable melanoma, according to final results from a phase 2 trial.

Dr. Sznol on the Significance of the Relatlimab/Nivolumab Approval in Metastatic Melanoma

July 26th 2022

Mario Sznol, MD, explains the evaluation of efficacy and safety when examining the benefits of new immunotherapy combinations in cancer.

Novel Immunotherapy Agent Tebentafusp for Treatment of Metastatic Uveal Melanoma

July 22nd 2022

Dr Omid Hamid explains the mechanism of action of recently approved tebentafusp for mUM, and why HLA testing is necessary for patients being considered for the treatment.

Overview of Metastatic Uveal Melanoma

July 22nd 2022

Ryan Sullivan, MD, provides an overview of metastatic uveal melanoma, currently available treatment options, and unmet needs in the field.

FDA Approval Insights: Relatlimab Plus Nivolumab in Melanoma

May 2nd 2022

Dr Lipson discusses the significance of the regulatory decision for relatlimab and nivolumab, updated data from the RELATIVITY-047 trial, adverse effects clinicians associated with the doublet, and the potential next steps for this therapy in melanoma.

Relatlimab/Nivolumab Combo Continues to Impress in Previously Untreated Metastatic or Unresectable Melanoma

March 15th 2022

The fixed-dose combination of relatlimab and nivolumab continued to demonstrate a consistent progression-free survival benefit, showcased a clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival, and elicited a higher objective response rate than nivolumab alone in previously untreated patients with metastatic or unresectable melanoma.

FDA Approves Adjuvant Pembrolizumab for Stage IIB or IIC Melanoma Following CR

December 3rd 2021

The FDA has approved pembrolizumab for the adjuvant treatment of adult and pediatric patients with stage IIB or IIC melanoma following complete resection.

Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Maintains RFS Benefit in Resected High-Risk Stage II Melanoma

November 1st 2021

Adjuvant pembrolizumab continued to showcase improved relapse-free survival over placebo in patients with resected high-risk stage II melanoma with 6 months of additional follow-up.

UV1 Vaccine Plus Pembrolizumab Shows Strong Safety, Early Activity in Metastatic Melanoma

September 2nd 2021

The universal cancer vaccine UV1 and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor in combination with pembrolizumab elicited encouraging initial signs of clinical response with favorable safety and tolerability when used in the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic melanoma, meeting the primary end point of an ongoing phase 1 trial.

Research Reflections: Weber Relays Melanoma Updates From the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

August 5th 2021

Dr. Weber discusses exciting research presented during the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting in melanoma with combination and single-agent checkpoint inhibitors, tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy, and more.

Dr. Osipov on the Role of Combination Immunotherapy Across Multiple Tumor Types

April 30th 2021

Arsen Osipov, MD, discusses the role of combination immunotherapy across multiple tumor types.