The Food and Drug Administration recently approved treatment for some patients with neuroblastoma, kidney cancer and bladder cancer. Elsewhere, a cancer vaccine made headlines for the treatment of patients with melanoma.
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Opdualag licensed for patients with advanced melanoma
This is a cancer medicine used to treat advanced melanoma, a type of skin cancer that can spread to other areas of the body. The main risk factor for melanoma is exposure to ultraviolet light, which comes from the sun and is used in sunbeds. Around 17,000 cases of melanoma are diagnosed every year in the UK, although not all of those are advanced melanoma.
FDA Approval Insights: Adjuvant Nivolumab in Completely Resected Stage IIB/C Melanoma
Dr Weber discusses the FDA approval of adjuvant nivolumab for patients with completely resected stage IIB/C melanoma, key efficacy data from the CheckMate76K trial, and potential future directions for PD-1 inhibitor–based combinations in the melanoma treatment paradigm.
FDA Clears IND for Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapy
A phase 1/2 study of KSQ-001EX will commence at MD Anderson Cancer Center following this investigational new drug approval from the FDA.