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.

Dr. Nathan on 5-Year Survival Outcomes of COMBI-d and COMBI-v Trials in BRAF V600-Mutant Melanoma

August 1st 2019

Paul D. Nathan, MBBS, PhD, FRCP, discusses the 5-year analysis of the COMBI-d and COMBI-v trials, which look at the long-term effects of dabrafenib plus trametinib in patients with BRAF V600–mutant unresectable or metastatic melanoma.

Novel Therapies for BRAF+ Colorectal Cancer

July 31st 2019

Treating BRAF+ Colorectal Cancer

July 31st 2019

Targeting BRAF and MEK in Colorectal Cancer

July 31st 2019

BRAF Mutations in Colorectal Cancer

July 31st 2019

Emerging Treatment Strategies for Advanced BRAF+ Melanoma

July 31st 2019

Sequencing Therapy in Metastatic BRAF+ Melanoma

July 31st 2019

Selecting Therapy & Managing Patients With BRAF+ Melanoma

July 31st 2019

Trials and Treatment in Advanced Melanoma

July 31st 2019

Recommendations for Molecular Testing in Melanoma

July 31st 2019

BRAF and MEK in Melanoma

July 31st 2019

Developments in the Management of Stage III Melanoma

July 31st 2019

Unmet Needs in BRAF+ NSCLC

July 31st 2019

Treatment Considerations for BRAF+ NSCLC

July 31st 2019

Molecular Testing in NSCLC

July 31st 2019

Targeting BRAF in NSCLC

July 31st 2019

Dr. Polsky on the Predictive Value of ctDNA in BRAF-Mutant Melanoma

July 30th 2019

David Polsky, MD, PhD, Alfred W. Kopf, MD Professor of Dermatologic Oncology, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, professor, Department of Pathology, and director, Pigmented Lesion Service, NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center, discusses the predictive value of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in BRAF-mutant melanoma.

Dr. Long on Dabrafenib/Trametinib in BRAF V600E-Mutant Melanoma

July 26th 2019

Georgina V. Long, BSc, PhD, MBBS, FRACP, co-medical director of Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA), chair of Melanoma Medical Oncology and Translational Research at MIA and Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, discusses results from the 5-year analysis of the combination of dabrafenib and trametinib in patients with BRAF V600E-mutant melanoma.

Smoking, Vitamin D Deficiency Correlate to Ulcerated Melanoma

July 25th 2019

Ulcerated melanoma is associated with worse outcomes and appears to be driven in part by systemic inflammation, which is more common in smokers, obese individuals, and those with vitamin D deficiency.

Dr. Khushalani on Goals for the CA045-001 Trial in Melanoma

July 25th 2019

Nikhil Khushalani, MD, vice chair, Department of Cutaneous Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, discusses the plans for the CA045-001 trial, an international, multicenter study that is comparing bempegaldesleukin plus nivolumab versus nivolumab monotherapy in patients with previously untreated, unresectable, or metastatic melanoma.