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.

Ovarian Cancer: Treating Through Multiple Progressions

November 20th 2017

Ovarian Cancer: Comparisons Between PARP Inhibitors

November 20th 2017

PARP Inhibitors's Role as Maintenance Therapy in EOC

November 20th 2017

Ovarian Cancer: Optimizing Treatment With Niraparib

November 20th 2017

Treating Ovarian Cancer With Niraparib: The NOVA Trial

November 20th 2017

Platinum-Sensitive Relapsed Ovarian Cancer: Rucaparib

November 20th 2017

Value of Olaparib in BRCA-Mutated Advanced Ovarian Cancer

November 20th 2017

PARP Inhibitors' Impact on Advanced Ovarian Cancer

November 20th 2017

Ovarian Cancer: Considerations for Molecular Testing

November 20th 2017

Ovarian Cancer: Testing for Mutations

November 20th 2017

Molecular Testing in Ovarian Cancer

November 20th 2017

Dr. Postow on Entrectinib in Melanoma

November 15th 2017

Michael A. Postow, MD, medical oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the role of entrectinib for patients with NTRK fusion-positive melanoma.

Neoadjuvant Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Combo Effective but Toxic for Melanoma

November 12th 2017

Neoadjuvant nivolumab plus ipilimumab demonstrated almost a tripling in objective response rate compared with the PD-1 inhibitor alone but at the cost of significant added grade 3 adverse events for patients with high-risk resectable melanoma.

NKTR-214/Nivolumab Combination Shows Promise in Early Study

November 12th 2017

The combination of the CD122-biased cytokine NKTR-214 and the PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab demonstrated target lesion reductions of 72% for patients with advanced cancers.

Dr. Soyer Discusses Screening for Melanoma

November 10th 2017

Peter Soyer, MD, academic dermatologist, professor, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, discusses screening for melanoma.

Dr. Luke on the Future Role of Immunotherapy Combinations in Melanoma

November 10th 2017

Jason Luke, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Chicago Medicine, discusses the future of immunotherapy combinations for patients with melanoma.

Dr. Weber on the Toxicity Profile of Nivolumab Versus Ipilimumab for Melanoma

November 9th 2017

Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD, deputy director and co-director of the Melanoma Program at the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Medical Center, discusses the toxicity profile seen with nivolumab versus ipilimumab for patients with melanoma.

New Adjuvant Therapy Era Builds in Melanoma

November 6th 2017

Researchers are seeking to determine whether the plethora of new therapies that have been introduced in recent years in the advanced and metastatic settings can benefit patients at risk of recurrence earlier in the treatment timeline for melanoma.

BRAF/MEK Combinations Continue to Revolutionize Melanoma Landscape

November 1st 2017

Michael A. Postow, MD, discusses the impressive efficacy seen with combining BRAF and MEK inhibitors for patients with melanoma.

Dr. Saw Discusses Study of Vitamin D in Melanoma

October 31st 2017

Robyn Saw, FRACS, MS, MBBS, associate professor of surgery, The University of Sydney, discusses a study of vitamin D in melanoma.