Treatment Decisions in Metastatic Melanoma: Immunotherapy vs Targeted Therapy

Phase 3 data demonstrate the potential utility of BRAF/MEK inhibition in the adjuvant setting for patients with stage IIB/IIC BRAF V600–mutant melanoma.

John Kirkwood, MD, PhD, discussed considerations for treating patients with melanoma using immunotherapy and how to properly monitor responses.

Data from the IGNYTE trial demonstrate the development of a robust systemic antitumor response following treatment with RP1.

On this episode of the Oncology® Peer Review On-The-Go, Emily Smith, MD, discussed a patient case of basal cell carcinoma she and colleagues published in the journal ONCOLOGY®.

The combination elicited a clinical benefit rate of 63.0% and an overall response rate of 22.2% in anti–PD-L1–refractory melanoma with melanoma brain metastases.

Efficacy across most patient subgroups appeared to be consistent with relatlimab/nivolumab vs ipilimumab/nivolumab in patients with advanced melanoma.