Ipilimumab plus nivolumab in patients with symptomatic melanoma brain metastasis requiring corticosteroids

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STUDY AIM: To investigate the efficacy of PD-1-directed antibody-based therapy in patients with symptomatic melanoma brain metastases (MBM) and concurrent treatment with corticosteroids.

METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included patients with cutaneous melanoma with symptomatic MBM and concurrent treatment with corticosteroids who received PD-1-directed antibody-based treatment at the Royal Marsden Hospital London between 2016 and 2021. The primary outcome was overall survival (OS), secondary outcomes were intracranial response rate (ORR) and duration of response (DOR). We used the Kaplan-Meier method to describe survival.

RESULTS: Between 2016 and 2021, 256 patients presented with metastatic melanoma, of whom 29 were eligible with symptomatic MBM requiring corticosteroids and receiving ipilimumab plus nivolumab. Median age was 54 (interquartile range 44, 66). Median OS was 5.45months (95% confidence interval (CI) 2.89, 29.40), with 21% of patients (95% CI 9%, 47%) alive after 3years. ORR was 28% (8/29) and DOR was 7.85months (95% CI 7.85, not estimably [NE]). Responding patients had a median OS of 56.4months (95% CI 46.03, NE). Elevated lactate dehydrogenase and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group PS> 2 were associated with poorer outcomes (median OS 29.4 versus 3.12months and 6.44 versus 5.13months), no such association was observed for corticosteroid dose, number of lesions, or line of treatment.

CONCLUSION: Patients with symptomatic MBM derive only modest benefit from combination immunotherapy treatment. Nevertheless, those with disease response have the potential to derive long-term benefit, justifying ipilimumab plus nivolumab in this group in the absence of other more effective treatment options.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:188

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European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 188(2023) vom: 05. Juli, Seite 98-107

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Manacorda, Simona [VerfasserIn]
Carmena, Maria De Toro [VerfasserIn]
Malone, Ciara [VerfasserIn]
Linh Le, Ha Mo [VerfasserIn]
Furness, Andrew J S [VerfasserIn]
Larkin, James [VerfasserIn]
Schmitt, Andreas M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

31YO63LBSN
Brain metastases
Corticosteroids
Immune checkpoint inhibitors
Immunotherapy
Ipilimumab
Journal Article
Melanoma
Nivolumab
Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor

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Date Completed 19.06.2023

Date Revised 04.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ejca.2023.04.018

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NLM357321871