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    During a Targeted Oncology™ Case-Based Roundtable™ event, Hussein A. Tawbi, MD, PhD, and participants discussed which first-line therapy they would recommend for a 78-year-old patient with metastatic melanoma and no BRAF-activating mutation. This is the first of 2 articles based on this event.

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    • Hussein A. Tawbi, MD, PhD, of @MDAndersonNews and participants discussed which first-line therapy they would recommend for a 78-year-old patient with metastatic melanoma and no BRAF-activating mutation. #melsm https://t.co/Ku1mhFim4G https://t.co/DG6jLj9mnj https://t.co/jTbiYRXwJU

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    PURPOSE Despite marked advances in the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma, the need for novel therapies remains. Bempegaldesleukin (BEMPEG), a pegylated interleukin-2 (IL-2) cytokine prodrug, demonstrated efficacy in the phase II PIVOT-02 trial. PIVOT IO 001 (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03635983) is a phase III, randomized, open-label study that builds on the PIVOT-02 results in first-line melanoma. METHODS Patients with previously untreated, unresectable, or metastatic melanoma were randomly assigned 1:1 to receive BEMPEG plus nivolumab (NIVO) or NIVO monotherapy. Primary end points were objective response rate (ORR) and progression-free survival (PFS) by blinded independent central review and overall survival (OS). Secondary and exploratory end points included additional efficacy measures, safety, and pharmacokinetics (PKs) and pharmacodynamics analyses. RESULTS In 783 patients (n = 391, BEMPEG plus NIVO; n = 392, NIVO monotherapy), the median follow-up was 11.6 m

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    • 👎 PIVOT Trial: Bempegaldesleukin plus nivolumab in untreated advanced #Melanoma did not improve response or survival. ➡️ https://t.co/0ezShCQFEj #melsm #immunotherapy #ImmunoOnc https://t.co/REV41BfqVp

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    On October 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved nivolumab (Opdivo) for the adjuvant treatment of completely resected stage IIB or IIC melanoma in patients aged 12 years and older. Efficacy was evaluated in CheckMate 76K (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT04099251), a randomized, double-blind trial enrolling 790 patients with stage IIB/IIC melanoma. Patients were randomly assigned 2:1 to receive either nivolumab at 480 mg or placebo by intravenous inf usion every 4 weeks for up to 1

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    • .@US_FDA Approves Adjuvant Nivolumab for Stage IIB/IIC Melanoma https://t.co/QcuHNmzm7p @FDAOncology #melsm #melanoma