Sequential immunotherapy and targeted therapy for metastatic BRAF V600 mutated melanoma: 4-year survival and biomarkers evaluation from the phase II SECOMBIT trial
Ascierto P, Casula M, Bulgarelli J, Pisano M, Piccinini C, Piccin L, Cossu A, Mandalà M, Ferrucci P, Guidoboni M, Rutkowski P, Ferraresi V, Arance A, Guida M, Maiello E, Gogas H, Richtig E, Fierro M, Lebbe C, Helgadottir H, Queirolo P, Spagnolo F, Tucci M, Del Vecchio M, Cao M, Minisini A, De Placido S, Sanmamed M, Mallardo D, Paone M, Vitale M, Melero I, Grimaldi A, Giannarelli D, Dummer R, Sileni V, Palmieri G. Sequential immunotherapy and targeted therapy for metastatic BRAF V600 mutated melanoma: 4-year survival and biomarkers evaluation from the phase II SECOMBIT trial. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 146. PMID: 38167503, PMCID: PMC10761671, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44475-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall survivalSurvival outcomesNoncomparative phase II trialTotal progression-free survivalLong-term survival outcomesMEK inhibitionBRAF/MEK inhibitionFirst-line treatment approachFirst-line treatment optionBRAF/MEK inhibitorsT-lymphocyte antigen-4Cell death protein 1BRAFV600-mutant melanomaDual checkpoint blockadeFirst-line immunotherapyMetastatic BRAF V600Serum interferon gammaPhase II trialProgression-free survivalDeath protein 1BRAFV600-mutant metastatic melanomaLow baseline levelsBiomarker analysisCombination BRAFSequential immunotherapy