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.

Neoadjuvant Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Shows Early Promise for Stage III Melanoma

November 8th 2016

Neoadjuvant therapy with the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab is plausible and effective but can induce a high level of adverse events calling for further research into better tolerated dosing schemes.

Dr. Ryan Sullivan on Treating BRAF-Mutant Patients With Melanoma

November 8th 2016

Ryan Sullivan, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses how best to treat patients with melanoma who have the BRAF mutation.

Atezolizumab Combos Highly Effective for Advanced Melanoma

November 7th 2016

The addition of the PD-L1 inhibitor atezolizumab to the MEK inhibitor cobimetinib and the BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib induced a high response rate for patients with BRAF-mutant unresectable melanoma.

Dr. Jason Luke on Sequencing Targeted and Immunotherapy Agents in BRAF+ Melanoma

November 4th 2016

Jason Luke, MD, an assistant professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago Medicine, discusses the role for immunotherapy and targeted agents in patients with BRAF-positive melanoma.

The Future of Non-Driver Lung Adenocarcinoma

October 31st 2016

Cost Considerations in Non-Driver NSCLC Management

October 31st 2016

Nintedanib in Lung Adenocarcinoma: Managing Toxicities

October 31st 2016

Practical Considerations With Nintedanib in Lung Adenocarcinoma

October 31st 2016

Practical Implications of the LUME-Lung 1 Findings

October 31st 2016

Lung Adenocarcinoma: Patient Selection With Ramucirumab vs Nintedanib

October 31st 2016

Differentiating Among Anti-VEGF Therapies in Lung Adenocarcinoma

October 31st 2016

Non-Driver NSCLC: Clinical Decisions in Rapidly Progressing Disease

October 31st 2016

PD-L1 Status in Second-Line Lung Adenocarcinoma

October 31st 2016

Options in Second-Line Non-Squamous NSCLC

October 31st 2016

Potential Upfront and Maintenance Strategies in NSCLC

October 31st 2016

Non-Driver Mutation Non-Squamous NSCLC

October 31st 2016

First-Line Chemotherapy Options in Lung Adenocarcinoma

October 31st 2016

EMA Accepts Avelumab Application for Merkel Cell Carcinoma

October 31st 2016

The European Medicines Agency has accepted and validated a marketing authorization application for avelumab as a treatment for patients with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma.

Dr. Postow on Advancements of Immunotherapy in Melanoma

October 28th 2016

Michael A. Postow, MD, medical oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses some of the exciting advancements seen with immunotherapy in the treatment of patients with melanoma.

Dr. Saenger on the Importance of Biomarkers When Administering Immunotherapy

October 27th 2016

Yvonne Saenger, MD, director of Melanoma Immunotherapy at Columbia University Medical Center, discusses the importance of developing accurate biomarkers when it comes to administering immunotherapy.