Melanoma & Skin Cancer | Specialty

The OncLive Melanoma & Skin Cancer condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on various types of skin cancers, including melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and more. This section features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, and ongoing research in melanoma and other skin cancers.

PV-10 Elicits Hepatic Responses in Uveal Melanoma With Liver Metastases

November 13th 2023

Treatment with the novel immunotherapy PV-10 led to hepatic responses in patients with metastatic uveal melanoma with liver metastases, according to updated data from a phase 1 trial.

Dr Nathan on Updated Survival Outcomes With Tebentafusp in Metastatic Uveal Melanoma

November 8th 2023

Paul D. Nathan, MBBS, PhD, FRCP, discusses the 3-year survival data from the phase 3 IMCgp100-202 trial of tebentafusp-tebn in patients with previously untreated, HLA-A*02:01–positive metastatic uveal melanoma.

Dr Ronai on Key Advances in Melanoma Treatment Approaches

November 7th 2023

Ze'ev Ronai, PhD, discusses key advancements in the treatment of patients with melanoma, including the discovery of NRAS and BRAF mutations, as well as the development of immunotherapy approaches.

FDA Approval Insights: Adjuvant Nivolumab in Completely Resected Stage IIB/C Melanoma

November 6th 2023

Dr Weber discusses the FDA approval of adjuvant nivolumab for patients with completely resected stage IIB/C melanoma, key efficacy data from the CheckMate76K trial, and potential future directions for PD-1 inhibitor–based combinations in the melanoma treatment paradigm.

Retrospective Study Shows Nivolumab Associated With OS Benefit After Nivolumab/Ipilimumab irAEs in Advanced Melanoma

November 4th 2023

Elizabeth I. Buchbinder, MD, discusses findings from a retrospective study evaluating the resumption of nivolumab maintenance therapy in patients with advanced melanoma who discontinued treatment with the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab due to immune-related adverse effects.

Dr Weber on Survival Outcomes With mRNA-4157 Plus Pembrolizumab in High-Risk Melanoma

November 1st 2023

Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD, discusses findings from the phase 2b mRNA-4157-P201/KEYNOTE-942 trial of mRNA-4157 in combination with pembrolizumab in resected high-risk melanoma.

Dr Gross on Updated Survival Outcomes With Neoadjuvant Cemiplimab in CSCC

October 27th 2023

Neil D. Gross, MD, FACS, discusses 1-year follow-up data from a phase 2 study of neoadjuvant cemiplimab in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

Dr McKean on the ACTIVATE Study in Solid Tumors and PD-L1–Low Disease

October 25th 2023

Meredith McKean, MD, MPH, discusses the efficacy and safety of treatment with the anti-TGIT agent etigilimab and the PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab in patients with solid tumors and PD-L1-low disease.

Multidisciplinary Consideration of Frontline Modalities Should Guide Decisions in Melanoma With In-Transit Metastases

October 24th 2023

Danielle K. DePalo, MD, explains the lack of research directly comparing first-line treatment options for patients with unresectable melanoma in-transit metastases, expands on the safety and efficacy of 3 treatment modalities for these patients, and underscores the need for more data to inform the management of these patients.

mRNA-4157 Plus Pembrolizumab Bolsters RFS in Resected Melanoma

October 23rd 2023

The addition of mRNA-4157 to pembrolizumab led to clinically significant improvements in relapse-free survival and distant metastasis–free survival vs pembrolizumab alone in patients with high-risk resected melanoma.

Perioperative Cemiplimab Demonstrates Continued Efficacy in Stage II to IV CSCC

October 21st 2023

Perioperative treatment with cemiplimab continued to produce signs of efficacy in patients with resectable stage II to IV cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

Lifileucel Demonstrates Efficacy in Advanced Mucosal Melanoma Following Progression on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

October 21st 2023

Lifileucel demonstrated clinically meaningful activity in patients with advanced mucosal melanoma who experienced disease progression on immune checkpoint inhibitors, according to findings from a subgroup of patients in the phase 2 C-144-01 study.

ESMO 2023: Experts Preview Anticipated Data Spanning Tumor Types

October 19th 2023

The 2023 ESMO Congress, which is taking place in Madrid, Spain, and will continue to be accessible online via a virtual platform, is gearing up to kick off, and the oncology community is ready to learn more about the latest data across malignancies.

Neoadjuvant Daromun Elicits RFS Benefit in Locally Advanced, Fully Resectable Melanoma

October 16th 2023

Neoadjuvant treatment with intratumoral daromun led to a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in recurrence-free survival compared with surgery alone in patients with locally advanced, fully resectable melanoma, meeting the primary end point of the phase 3 PIVOTAL trial.

FDA Approves Adjuvant Nivolumab for Completely Resected Stage IIB/C Melanoma

October 14th 2023

The FDA has approved nivolumab (Opdivo) for the adjuvant treatment of adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older with completely resected stage IIB or IIC melanoma.

FDA Extends Priority Review of BLA for Lifileucel in Advanced Melanoma

September 15th 2023

The FDA has extended the priority review period for the biologics license application seeking the approval of the tumor infiltrating lymphocyte therapy lifileucel for the treatment of patients with advanced melanoma who progressed on or after anti–PD-1/PD-L1 therapy and targeted therapy.

Dr Mehmi on the Rationale for Investigating Fianlimab/Cemiplimab in Advanced Melanoma

September 12th 2023

Inderjit Mehmi, MD, medical oncologist, discusses the rationale for investigating the combination of fianlimab and cemiplimab in patients who have advanced melanoma with poor-risk features

Biomarker Analysis Contextualizes RFS Benefit With Nivolumab in Metastatic Melanoma

September 1st 2023

Brian Gastman MD, discusses how findings from CheckMate76K contributed to the rationale for a biomarker analysis in that trial’s patient population, key findings from this biomarker analysis, and how these findings may inform further research regarding the benefits of immunotherapy in earlier-stage disease.

Dr Coupe on the Background of IMM60 With Pembrolizumab in Melanoma or NSCLC

August 30th 2023

Nicholas Coupe, MBBS, PhD, discusses the rationale for investigating IMM60 with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced melanoma or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, as well as key background information that led to this investigation.

Dr Monga on the Background of Investigating PRT811 in Glioma and Melanoma

August 29th 2023

Varun Monga, MD, discusses the background for investigating the protein arginine methyltransferase 5 brain-penetrant inhibitor PRT811 in a phase 1 study in patients with recurrent high-grade glioma or uveal melanoma, as well as the agent’s mechanism of action.