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FDA Approval
08/06/2026
Emily Estrada
The FDA has granted accelerated approval to vusolimogene oderparepvec plus nivolumab for patients with unresectable advanced cutaneous melanoma that has progressed following PD-1-blockade, based on durable responses observed in the phase 2...
The FDA has granted accelerated approval to vusolimogene oderparepvec plus nivolumab for patients with unresectable advanced cutaneous melanoma that has progressed following PD-1-blockade, based on durable responses observed in the phase 2...
The FDA has granted accelerated...
08/06/2026
Oncology
News
08/05/2026
Stephanie Holland
A phase 2 trial demonstrated that the investigational cancer vaccine IO102-IO103 combined with nivolumab and relatlimab achieved a 60% objective response rate in previously untreated unresectable melanoma, supporting further evaluation of the...
A phase 2 trial demonstrated that the investigational cancer vaccine IO102-IO103 combined with nivolumab and relatlimab achieved a 60% objective response rate in previously untreated unresectable melanoma, supporting further evaluation of the...
A phase 2 trial demonstrated...
08/05/2026
Oncology
News
08/05/2026
Stephanie Holland
Topline results from a global phase 3 trial demonstrated that HBI-8000 plus nivolumab significantly improved progression-free survival compared with nivolumab alone in patients with advanced melanoma, supporting the combination as a potential...
Topline results from a global phase 3 trial demonstrated that HBI-8000 plus nivolumab significantly improved progression-free survival compared with nivolumab alone in patients with advanced melanoma, supporting the combination as a potential...
Topline results from a global...
08/05/2026
Oncology
FDA Alerts
07/31/2026
Stephanie Holland
The FDA's Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee voted 10-3 that efficacy findings from the phase 2 IGNYTE trial of RP1 (vusolimogene oderparepvec) plus nivolumab are clinically meaningful, supporting the investigational...
The FDA's Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee voted 10-3 that efficacy findings from the phase 2 IGNYTE trial of RP1 (vusolimogene oderparepvec) plus nivolumab are clinically meaningful, supporting the investigational...
The FDA's Cellular, Tissue, and...
07/31/2026
Oncology
News
07/29/2026
Stephanie Holland
The phase 2 RegoMel trial demonstrated that continuous daily regorafenib produced clinically meaningful antitumor activity in heavily pretreated advanced melanoma, with particularly high response rates in KIT-mutant disease and encouraging...
The phase 2 RegoMel trial demonstrated that continuous daily regorafenib produced clinically meaningful antitumor activity in heavily pretreated advanced melanoma, with particularly high response rates in KIT-mutant disease and encouraging...
The phase 2 RegoMel trial...
07/29/2026
Oncology
News
07/29/2026
Stephanie Holland
The phase 2 MONETTE trial found that ceralasertib, administered alone or in combination with durvalumab, produced low response rates in patients with anti–PD-L1-resistant advanced melanoma, while exploratory analyses identified higher...
The phase 2 MONETTE trial found that ceralasertib, administered alone or in combination with durvalumab, produced low response rates in patients with anti–PD-L1-resistant advanced melanoma, while exploratory analyses identified higher...
The phase 2 MONETTE trial found...
07/29/2026
Oncology
News
02/11/2026
Stephanie Holland
Results from the phase 3 MELATORCH trial demonstrated that first-line toripalimab significantly improved progression-free survival compared with dacarbazine in patients with advanced melanoma, supporting PD-1 inhibition as an effective...
Results from the phase 3 MELATORCH trial demonstrated that first-line toripalimab significantly improved progression-free survival compared with dacarbazine in patients with advanced melanoma, supporting PD-1 inhibition as an effective...
Results from the phase 3...
02/11/2026
Oncology
News
08/19/2025
Stephanie Holland
According to results from the phase 2/3 RELATIVITY-047 trial, nivolumab plus relatlimab demonstrated durable long-term efficacy and safety among newly diagnosed patients with advanced unresectable melanoma.
According to results from the phase 2/3 RELATIVITY-047 trial, nivolumab plus relatlimab demonstrated durable long-term efficacy and safety among newly diagnosed patients with advanced unresectable melanoma.
According to results from the...
08/19/2025
Oncology
News
06/17/2025
Stephanie Holland
According to results from a multicenter, phase 2 trial, neoadjuvant pembrolizumab demonstrated both efficacy and safety among patients with stage IIB/IIC melanoma without risking increased sentinel lymph node metastasis.
According to results from a multicenter, phase 2 trial, neoadjuvant pembrolizumab demonstrated both efficacy and safety among patients with stage IIB/IIC melanoma without risking increased sentinel lymph node metastasis.
According to results from a...
06/17/2025
Oncology
News
05/12/2025
Stephanie Holland
According to long-term follow-up results from the KEYNOTE-716 trial, adjuvant pembrolizumab continued to prolong survival outcomes among patients with stage IIB/IIC melanoma.
According to long-term follow-up results from the KEYNOTE-716 trial, adjuvant pembrolizumab continued to prolong survival outcomes among patients with stage IIB/IIC melanoma.
According to long-term follow-up...
05/12/2025
Oncology
News
05/06/2025
Stephanie Holland
According to updated survival results from the IMPemBra trial, the addition of short-term targeted therapy to anti-PD1 inhibition demonstrated long-term survival benefit among treatment-naive patients with BRAFV600E/K-mutated advanced...
According to updated survival results from the IMPemBra trial, the addition of short-term targeted therapy to anti-PD1 inhibition demonstrated long-term survival benefit among treatment-naive patients with BRAFV600E/K-mutated advanced...
According to updated survival...
05/06/2025
Oncology

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News
08/05/2026
Stephanie Holland
A phase 2 trial demonstrated that the investigational cancer vaccine IO102-IO103 combined with nivolumab and relatlimab achieved a 60% objective response rate in previously untreated unresectable melanoma, supporting further evaluation of the...
A phase 2 trial demonstrated that the investigational cancer vaccine IO102-IO103 combined with nivolumab and relatlimab achieved a 60% objective response rate in previously untreated unresectable melanoma, supporting further evaluation of the...
A phase 2 trial demonstrated...
08/05/2026
Oncology
News
08/05/2026
Stephanie Holland
Topline results from a global phase 3 trial demonstrated that HBI-8000 plus nivolumab significantly improved progression-free survival compared with nivolumab alone in patients with advanced melanoma, supporting the combination as a potential...
Topline results from a global phase 3 trial demonstrated that HBI-8000 plus nivolumab significantly improved progression-free survival compared with nivolumab alone in patients with advanced melanoma, supporting the combination as a potential...
Topline results from a global...
08/05/2026
Oncology
FDA Alerts
07/31/2026
Stephanie Holland
The FDA's Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee voted 10-3 that efficacy findings from the phase 2 IGNYTE trial of RP1 (vusolimogene oderparepvec) plus nivolumab are clinically meaningful, supporting the investigational...
The FDA's Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee voted 10-3 that efficacy findings from the phase 2 IGNYTE trial of RP1 (vusolimogene oderparepvec) plus nivolumab are clinically meaningful, supporting the investigational...
The FDA's Cellular, Tissue, and...
07/31/2026
Oncology
News
07/29/2026
Stephanie Holland
The phase 2 RegoMel trial demonstrated that continuous daily regorafenib produced clinically meaningful antitumor activity in heavily pretreated advanced melanoma, with particularly high response rates in KIT-mutant disease and encouraging...
The phase 2 RegoMel trial demonstrated that continuous daily regorafenib produced clinically meaningful antitumor activity in heavily pretreated advanced melanoma, with particularly high response rates in KIT-mutant disease and encouraging...
The phase 2 RegoMel trial...
07/29/2026
Oncology
News
07/29/2026
Stephanie Holland
The phase 2 MONETTE trial found that ceralasertib, administered alone or in combination with durvalumab, produced low response rates in patients with anti–PD-L1-resistant advanced melanoma, while exploratory analyses identified higher...
The phase 2 MONETTE trial found that ceralasertib, administered alone or in combination with durvalumab, produced low response rates in patients with anti–PD-L1-resistant advanced melanoma, while exploratory analyses identified higher...
The phase 2 MONETTE trial found...
07/29/2026
Oncology
News
02/11/2026
Stephanie Holland
Results from the phase 3 MELATORCH trial demonstrated that first-line toripalimab significantly improved progression-free survival compared with dacarbazine in patients with advanced melanoma, supporting PD-1 inhibition as an effective...
Results from the phase 3 MELATORCH trial demonstrated that first-line toripalimab significantly improved progression-free survival compared with dacarbazine in patients with advanced melanoma, supporting PD-1 inhibition as an effective...
Results from the phase 3...
02/11/2026
Oncology
News
08/19/2025
Stephanie Holland
According to results from the phase 2/3 RELATIVITY-047 trial, nivolumab plus relatlimab demonstrated durable long-term efficacy and safety among newly diagnosed patients with advanced unresectable melanoma.
According to results from the phase 2/3 RELATIVITY-047 trial, nivolumab plus relatlimab demonstrated durable long-term efficacy and safety among newly diagnosed patients with advanced unresectable melanoma.
According to results from the...
08/19/2025
Oncology
News
06/17/2025
Stephanie Holland
According to results from a multicenter, phase 2 trial, neoadjuvant pembrolizumab demonstrated both efficacy and safety among patients with stage IIB/IIC melanoma without risking increased sentinel lymph node metastasis.
According to results from a multicenter, phase 2 trial, neoadjuvant pembrolizumab demonstrated both efficacy and safety among patients with stage IIB/IIC melanoma without risking increased sentinel lymph node metastasis.
According to results from a...
06/17/2025
Oncology
News
05/12/2025
Stephanie Holland
According to long-term follow-up results from the KEYNOTE-716 trial, adjuvant pembrolizumab continued to prolong survival outcomes among patients with stage IIB/IIC melanoma.
According to long-term follow-up results from the KEYNOTE-716 trial, adjuvant pembrolizumab continued to prolong survival outcomes among patients with stage IIB/IIC melanoma.
According to long-term follow-up...
05/12/2025
Oncology
News
05/06/2025
Stephanie Holland
According to updated survival results from the IMPemBra trial, the addition of short-term targeted therapy to anti-PD1 inhibition demonstrated long-term survival benefit among treatment-naive patients with BRAFV600E/K-mutated advanced...
According to updated survival results from the IMPemBra trial, the addition of short-term targeted therapy to anti-PD1 inhibition demonstrated long-term survival benefit among treatment-naive patients with BRAFV600E/K-mutated advanced...
According to updated survival...
05/06/2025
Oncology

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FDA Alerts
07/31/2026
Stephanie Holland
The FDA's Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee voted 10-3 that efficacy findings from the phase 2 IGNYTE trial of RP1 (vusolimogene oderparepvec) plus nivolumab are clinically meaningful, supporting the investigational...
The FDA's Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee voted 10-3 that efficacy findings from the phase 2 IGNYTE trial of RP1 (vusolimogene oderparepvec) plus nivolumab are clinically meaningful, supporting the investigational...
The FDA's Cellular, Tissue, and...
07/31/2026
Oncology
Quiz
08/26/2021
True or false: In a recent phase 2 trial, pembrolizumab plus low-dose ipilimumab demonstrated antitumor activity and tolerability for patients with melanoma after anti-PD-1 immunotherapy failure.
True or false: In a recent phase 2 trial, pembrolizumab plus low-dose ipilimumab demonstrated antitumor activity and tolerability for patients with melanoma after anti-PD-1 immunotherapy failure.
True or false: In a recent phase...
08/26/2021
Oncology
Test Your Knowledge
03/26/2021
True or False: The nomograms in this study can identify T1 melanoma patients at higher risk of either local, regional or distant recurrence.
True or False: The nomograms in this study can identify T1 melanoma patients at higher risk of either local, regional or distant recurrence.
True or False: The nomograms in...
03/26/2021
Oncology
Test Your Knowledge
06/22/2020
True or False: In a phase 2 study, combining low-dose ipilimumab with pembrolizumab led to significant antitumor activity in patients with melanoma that progressed with a PD1 antibody.
True or False: In a phase 2 study, combining low-dose ipilimumab with pembrolizumab led to significant antitumor activity in patients with melanoma that progressed with a PD1 antibody.
True or False: In a phase 2...
06/22/2020
Oncology
Test Your Knowledge
05/25/2020
True or False: The risk for immune-related adverse events in patients with advanced melanoma varies based on immune checkpoint inhibitor type and dose.
True or False: The risk for immune-related adverse events in patients with advanced melanoma varies based on immune checkpoint inhibitor type and dose.
True or False: The risk for...
05/25/2020
Oncology
Test Your Knowledge
03/06/2020
True or False: Immune-related adverse events can be indicative of pembrolizumab activity in patients with high-risk, stage III melanoma.
True or False: Immune-related adverse events can be indicative of pembrolizumab activity in patients with high-risk, stage III melanoma.
True or False: Immune-related...
03/06/2020
Oncology
Test Your Knowledge
02/13/2020
True or False: Compared with excision, Mohs micrographic surgery moderately improves overall survival in patients with early-stage invasive melanoma.
True or False: Compared with excision, Mohs micrographic surgery moderately improves overall survival in patients with early-stage invasive melanoma.
True or False: Compared with...
02/13/2020
Oncology