Dr. Lewis on New and Emerging Treatments for Melanoma

Karl Lewis, MD, medical oncologist, associate professor, University of Colorado, discusses new and emerging treatments for metastatic melanoma.

Lewis says the list of new and emerging treatments for metastatic melanoma has grown due to the tremendous advancements in the field over the last couple of years.

In the immunotherapy field, Lewis says, ipilimumab showed a survival advantage for the first time in patients with melanoma. Progress is also being made with the development of PD-1 antibodies and PD-1 ligand antibodies.

There have also been developments in molecular targeted therapies, Lewis say, including agents targeting the RAS/RAF pathway, BRAF inhibitors, and MEK inhibitors.