[HTML][HTML] Immune-checkpoint inhibitors: long-term implications of toxicity

DB Johnson, CA Nebhan, JJ Moslehi… - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2022 - nature.com
The development of immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has heralded a new era in cancer
treatment, enabling the possibility of long-term survival in patients with metastatic disease …

[HTML][HTML] Kinase drug discovery 20 years after imatinib: progress and future directions

P Cohen, D Cross, PA Jänne - Nature reviews drug discovery, 2021 - nature.com
Protein kinases regulate nearly all aspects of cell life, and alterations in their expression, or
mutations in their genes, cause cancer and other diseases. Here, we review the remarkable …

[HTML][HTML] Small-molecule inhibitors, immune checkpoint inhibitors, and more: FDA-approved novel therapeutic drugs for solid tumors from 1991 to 2021

Q Wu, W Qian, X Sun, S Jiang - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has always been a
forerunner in drug evaluation and supervision. Over the past 31 years, 1050 drugs …

Individualised neoantigen therapy mRNA-4157 (V940) plus pembrolizumab versus pembrolizumab monotherapy in resected melanoma (KEYNOTE-942): a …

JS Weber, MS Carlino, A Khattak, T Meniawy… - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Checkpoint inhibitors are standard adjuvant treatment for stage IIB–IV resected
melanoma, but many patients recur. Our study aimed to evaluate whether mRNA-4157 …

Recent advances in the treatment of melanoma

BD Curti, MB Faries - New England Journal of Medicine, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Advances in Melanoma Treatment The incidence of melanoma has increased, but mortality
has declined with improved management. Sentinel-node sampling has reduced morbidity …

Drug-tolerant persister cells in cancer: the cutting edges and future directions

Y Pu, L Li, H Peng, L Liu, D Heymann… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Drug-tolerant persister (DTP) cell populations were originally discovered in antibiotic-
resistant bacterial biofilms. Similar populations with comparable features have since been …

Adjuvant nivolumab plus ipilimumab or nivolumab alone versus placebo in patients with resected stage IV melanoma with no evidence of disease (IMMUNED): final …

E Livingstone, L Zimmer, JC Hassel, M Fluck… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background The IMMUNED trial previously showed significant improvements in recurrence-
free survival for adjuvant nivolumab plus ipilimumab as well as for adjuvant nivolumab alone …

Five-year analysis of adjuvant pembrolizumab or placebo in stage III melanoma

AMM Eggermont, M Kicinski, CU Blank… - NEJM …, 2022 - evidence.nejm.org
Background In the previously reported primary analyses of this phase 3 trial, 12 months of
adjuvant pembrolizumab resulted in significantly longer recurrence-and distant metastasis …

Association between pretreatment emotional distress and neoadjuvant immune checkpoint blockade response in melanoma

I Fraterman, ILM Reijers, P Dimitriadis, A Broeks… - Nature Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Neoadjuvant immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) outperforms adjuvant ICB for treatment of
stage IIIB–D melanoma, but potential biomarkers of response, such as interferon-gamma …

[HTML][HTML] Sequential immunotherapy and targeted therapy for metastatic BRAF V600 mutated melanoma: 4-year survival and biomarkers evaluation from the phase II …

PA Ascierto, M Casula, J Bulgarelli, M Pisano… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
No prospective data were available prior to 2021 to inform selection between combination
BRAF and MEK inhibition versus dual blockade of programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) …