The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to OBX-115 for the treatment of metastatic, or locally advanced melanoma that is refractory to, or has relapsed after programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)/programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1)–based immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI).
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Tell Me, ChatGPT, Is This a Melanoma?
In September 2023, a new feature was added to ChatGPT (OpenAI) that allows the analysis of images, including those obtained through dermatoscopy.
New Standard in Melanoma May Save $1 Billion While Improving Lives
A new standard is poised to transform melanoma care in terms of both patient outcomes and economics. Results from the phase 3 NADINA trial (Abstract LBA2), presented at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, showed that a six-week course of neoadjuvant immunotherapy was superior to two years of adjuvant immunotherapy in treating macroscopic, resectable stage III melanoma.
Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdualag approved by SMC for advanced melanoma
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) has announced that its new immunotherapy combination, Opdualag (nivolumab-relatlimab), has been accepted by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) for use within NHS Scotland for advanced melanoma.