Managing metastatic melanoma in 2022: a clinical review

B Switzer, I Puzanov, JJ Skitzki, L Hamad… - JCO oncology …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
Cutaneous melanoma remains the most lethal of the primary cutaneous neoplasms, and
although the incidence of primary melanoma continues to rise, the mortality from metastatic …

The expanding role for small molecules in immuno-oncology

R Offringa, L Kötzner, B Huck, K Urbahns - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
The advent of immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) using antibodies against PD1 and its
ligand PDL1 has prompted substantial efforts to develop complementary drugs. Although …

Randomized Phase III Trial Evaluating Spartalizumab Plus Dabrafenib and Trametinib for BRAF V600–Mutant Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma

R Dummer, GV Long, C Robert, HA Tawbi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Preclinical data suggest the combination of an anti–programmed death receptor
1 antibody plus dabrafenib and trametinib to have superior antitumor activity compared with …

Predictable clinical benefits without evidence of synergy in trials of combination therapies with immune-checkpoint inhibitors

AC Palmer, B Izar, H Hwangbo, PK Sorger - Clinical Cancer Research, 2022 - AACR
Purpose: Combinations of immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) with other cancer therapies
have been approved for advanced cancers in multiple indications, and numerous trials are …

RETRACTED: Atezolizumab, vemurafenib, and cobimetinib in patients with melanoma with CNS metastases (TRICOTEL): a multicentre, open-label, single-arm, phase …

R Dummer, P Queirolo, AMA Guijarro, Y Hu… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Targeted therapy and immunotherapy have shown intracranial activity in
melanoma with CNS metastases, but there remains an unmet need, particularly for patients …

Immunomodulatory properties of PI3K/AKT/mTOR and MAPK/MEK/ERK inhibition augment response to immune checkpoint blockade in melanoma and triple-negative …

Z Zhang, A Richmond, C Yan - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hyperactivation of PI3K/AKT/mTOR and MAPK/MEK/ERK signaling pathways is commonly
observed in many cancers, including triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and melanoma …

BRAF and MEK inhibitors and their toxicities: a meta-analysis

M Garutti, M Bergnach, J Polesel, L Palmero… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary To date, one of the reference therapies for the treatment of mutated BRAF
metastatic melanoma is based on the combination of BRAF and MEK inhibitors. Although …

Phase II study of selumetinib in children and young adults with tumors harboring activating mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway genetic alterations: arm E of the …

OS Eckstein, CE Allen, PM Williams… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE The NCI-COG Pediatric MATCH trial assigns patients age 1-21 years with
relapsed or refractory solid tumors, lymphomas, and histiocytic disorders to phase II studies …

Cancer patient survival can be parametrized to improve trial precision and reveal time-dependent therapeutic effects

D Plana, G Fell, BM Alexander, AC Palmer… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Individual participant data (IPD) from oncology clinical trials is invaluable for identifying
factors that influence trial success and failure, improving trial design and interpretation, and …

Long-term outcomes of immune checkpoint inhibition in metastatic melanoma

F Aroldi, MR Middleton - American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2022 - Springer
Increasing knowledge about the biology of melanoma and of immunology has led to the
development and regulatory approval of the immune checkpoint inhibitors ipilimumab …