Neoadjuvant checkpoint blockade for cancer immunotherapy

SL Topalian, JM Taube, DM Pardoll - Science, 2020 - science.org
BACKGROUND Immunotherapies that target the interaction of programmed death 1 (PD-1)
with its ligands, PD-L1 and PD-L2, have ushered in the modern oncology era. The PD-1 …

Melanoma

D Schadendorf, ACJ Van Akkooi, C Berking… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Cutaneous melanoma causes 55 500 deaths annually. The incidence and mortality rates of
the disease differ widely across the globe depending on access to early detection and …

Pembrolizumab versus placebo as adjuvant therapy in completely resected stage IIB or IIC melanoma (KEYNOTE-716): a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial

JJ Luke, P Rutkowski, P Queirolo, M Del Vecchio… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Pembrolizumab prolongs progression-free and overall survival among patients
with advanced melanoma and recurrence-free survival in resected stage III disease …

Neoadjuvant relatlimab and nivolumab in resectable melanoma

RN Amaria, M Postow, EM Burton, MT Tetzlaff, MI Ross… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Relatlimab and nivolumab combination immunotherapy improves progression-free survival
over nivolumab monotherapy in patients with unresectable advanced melanoma. We …

Adjuvant pembrolizumab versus placebo in resected stage III melanoma (EORTC 1325-MG/KEYNOTE-054): distant metastasis-free survival results from a double …

AMM Eggermont, CU Blank, M Mandalà… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer
(EORTC) 1325/KEYNOTE-054 trial assessed pembrolizumab versus placebo in patients …

[HTML][HTML] Cutaneous melanoma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

O Michielin, ACJ Van Akkooi, PA Ascierto, R Dummer… - Annals of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines provide updated recommendations on management
of cutaneous melanoma (diagnosis, treatment and follow-up), compiled by a …

Adjuvant nivolumab in resected stage IIB/C melanoma: primary results from the randomized, phase 3 CheckMate 76K trial

JM Kirkwood, M Del Vecchio, J Weber, C Hoeller… - Nature Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Patients with resected stage IIB/C melanoma have high recurrence risk, similar to those with
resected stage IIIA/B disease. The phase 3, double-blind CheckMate 76K trial assessed 790 …

Neoadjuvant immune checkpoint blockade in high-risk resectable melanoma

RN Amaria, SM Reddy, HA Tawbi, MA Davies… - Nature medicine, 2018 - nature.com
Preclinical studies suggest that treatment with neoadjuvant immune checkpoint blockade is
associated with enhanced survival and antigen-specific T cell responses compared with …

Guidelines of care for the management of primary cutaneous melanoma

SM Swetter, H Tsao, CK Bichakjian… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - Elsevier
The incidence of primary cutaneous melanoma continues to increase each year. Melanoma
accounts for the majority of skin cancer–related deaths, but treatment is usually curative …

[HTML][HTML] European consensus-based interdisciplinary guideline for melanoma. Part 1: Diagnostics: Update 2022

C Garbe, T Amaral, K Peris, A Hauschild… - European journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cutaneous melanoma (CM) is potentially the most dangerous form of skin tumor and causes
90% of skin cancer mortality. A unique collaboration of multi-disciplinary experts from the …