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Neoadjuvant immune checkpoint blockade in high-risk resectable melanoma

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Preclinical studies suggest that treatment with neoadjuvant immune checkpoint blockade is associated with enhanced survival and antigen-specific T cell responses compared with adjuvant treatment1; however, optimal regimens have not been defined. Here we report results from a randomized phase 2 study of neoadjuvant nivolumab versus combined ipilimumab with nivolumab in 23 patients with high-risk resectable melanoma (NCT02519322). RECIST overall response rates (ORR), pathologic complete response rates (pCR), treatment-related adverse events (trAEs) and immune correlates of response were assessed. Treatment with combined ipilimumab and nivolumab yielded high response rates (RECIST ORR 73%, pCR 45%) but substantial toxicity (73% grade 3 trAEs), whereas treatment with nivolumab monotherapy yielded modest responses (ORR 25%, pCR 25%) and low toxicity (8% grade 3 trAEs). Immune correlates of response were identified, demonstrating higher lymphoid infiltrates in responders to both therapies and a more clonal and diverse T cell infiltrate in responders to nivolumab monotherapy. These results describe the feasibility of neoadjuvant immune checkpoint blockade in melanoma and emphasize the need for additional studies to optimize treatment regimens and to validate putative biomarkers. Neoadjuvant combination treatment with nivolumab and ipilimumab in patients with high-risk melanoma results in higher response rates than nivolumab monotherapy and warrants future optimization of dosing regimens to preserve efficacy while limiting toxicity.

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Authors
Amaria, R. N., Reddy, S. M., Tawbi, H. A., Davies, M. A., Ross, M. I., Glitza, I. C., Cormier, J. N., Lewis, C., Hwu, W.-J., Hanna, E., Diab, A., Wong, M. K., Royal, R., Gross, N., Weber, R., Lai, S. Y., Ehlers, R., Blando, J., Milton, D. R., Woodman, S., Kageyama, R., Wells, D. K., Hwu, P., Patel, S. P., Lucci, A., Hessel, A., Lee, J. E., Gershenwald, J., Simpson, L., Burton, E. M., Posada, L., Haydu, L., Wang, L., Zhang, S., Lazar, A. J., Hudgens, C. W., Gopalakrishnan, V., Reuben, A., Andrews, M. C., Spencer, C. N., Prieto, V., Sharma, P., Allison, J., Tetzlaff, M. T., & Wargo, J. A.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
  • Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (US)
Corresponding author
Wargo, Jennifer A.
Venue
Nature Medicine
Published
2018-10-08
Volume
24
Issue
11
Pages
1649-1654
ISSN
  • 1078-8956 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-170X
OpenAlex
W2894584497
Cited by
835
References
31
Citations by year
2026: 49 · 2025: 80 · 2024: 102 · 2023: 116 · 2022: 119 · 2021: 130 · 2020: 142 · 2019: 79 · 2018: 12
FWCI
34.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Defense
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • Nature
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000371)
  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • National Cancer Institute (T32CA009666, K08CA160692)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Keywords
melanoma, nivolumab, ipilimumab, combination immunotherapy, pathological complete response, T cell infiltration, lymphocyte infiltration, treatment-related adverse events, biomarkers
MeSH terms
Ipilimumab, Nivolumab, Adult, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Female, Humans, Male, Melanoma, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Staging, Risk Factors, Disease-Free Survival, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions

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