BRAF-mutant melanoma management: a single center retrospective analysis of patients treated with sequential therapy

Aims In treating patients with melanoma, the order in which therapy is administered, choosing between targeted therapy and immune checkpoint inhibition, has garnered growing interest.Patients and Methods We conducted a retrospective, real-world analysis of patients with advanced melanoma undergoing...

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Main Authors: Ilaria Proietti, Elena De Falco, Luca Pacini, Alessandra Spagnoli, Velia Melone, Vincenzo Petrozza, Claudio Di Cristofano, Giorgio Mangino, Giovanna Romeo, Paolo Rosa, Antonella Calogero, Concetta Potenza
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/20450885.2024.2432826
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author Ilaria Proietti
Elena De Falco
Luca Pacini
Alessandra Spagnoli
Velia Melone
Vincenzo Petrozza
Claudio Di Cristofano
Giorgio Mangino
Giovanna Romeo
Paolo Rosa
Antonella Calogero
Concetta Potenza
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Elena De Falco
Luca Pacini
Alessandra Spagnoli
Velia Melone
Vincenzo Petrozza
Claudio Di Cristofano
Giorgio Mangino
Giovanna Romeo
Paolo Rosa
Antonella Calogero
Concetta Potenza
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description Aims In treating patients with melanoma, the order in which therapy is administered, choosing between targeted therapy and immune checkpoint inhibition, has garnered growing interest.Patients and Methods We conducted a retrospective, real-world analysis of patients with advanced melanoma undergoing immunotherapy or targeted therapy as first-line at a single center.Results A total of 88 patients diagnosed with melanoma were identified. At 7 years, in this cohort, 68.4% (95% CI: 55.9%-83.6%) of patients were alive. In all, 47 tumors harbored BRAF mutations; 10 patients who did not receive therapy were excluded from this subgroup. Of the 37 patients with a BRAF mutation, 29 received first-line targeted therapy and 8 received first-line immunotherapy. At 2 years, 28 (76%) patients were alive and 9 (24%) had died. Of the 28 survivors, 22 received first-line targeted therapy and 6 received first-line immunotherapy. In addition, 29 patients were administered a MEK inhibitor in first line. Of these, 66.4% (95% CI: 48.3–91.2) of patients were alive at 7 years.Conclusions There was no significant difference between survival and first-line immunotherapy or first-line targeted therapy. Additional studies are required to establish whether front-line immunotherapy is linked to more effective long-term disease control compared to first-line targeted therapy.
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spelling doaj-art-e3b4f50ea2d244aeab077e4345bb6c492025-08-20T02:07:10ZengTaylor & Francis GroupMelanoma Management2045-08852045-08932024-12-0111110.1080/20450885.2024.2432826BRAF-mutant melanoma management: a single center retrospective analysis of patients treated with sequential therapyIlaria Proietti0Elena De Falco1Luca Pacini2Alessandra Spagnoli3Velia Melone4Vincenzo Petrozza5Claudio Di Cristofano6Giorgio Mangino7Giovanna Romeo8Paolo Rosa9Antonella Calogero10Concetta Potenza11Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Dermatology Unit “Daniele Innocenzi”, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, ItalyDepartment of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, ItalyDepartment of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, ItalyDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, ItalyDepartment of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, ItalyDepartment of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, ItalyDepartment of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, ItalyDepartment of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, ItalyDepartment of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, ItalyDepartment of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Dermatology Unit “Daniele Innocenzi”, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, ItalyAims In treating patients with melanoma, the order in which therapy is administered, choosing between targeted therapy and immune checkpoint inhibition, has garnered growing interest.Patients and Methods We conducted a retrospective, real-world analysis of patients with advanced melanoma undergoing immunotherapy or targeted therapy as first-line at a single center.Results A total of 88 patients diagnosed with melanoma were identified. At 7 years, in this cohort, 68.4% (95% CI: 55.9%-83.6%) of patients were alive. In all, 47 tumors harbored BRAF mutations; 10 patients who did not receive therapy were excluded from this subgroup. Of the 37 patients with a BRAF mutation, 29 received first-line targeted therapy and 8 received first-line immunotherapy. At 2 years, 28 (76%) patients were alive and 9 (24%) had died. Of the 28 survivors, 22 received first-line targeted therapy and 6 received first-line immunotherapy. In addition, 29 patients were administered a MEK inhibitor in first line. Of these, 66.4% (95% CI: 48.3–91.2) of patients were alive at 7 years.Conclusions There was no significant difference between survival and first-line immunotherapy or first-line targeted therapy. Additional studies are required to establish whether front-line immunotherapy is linked to more effective long-term disease control compared to first-line targeted therapy.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/20450885.2024.2432826Melanomafirst lineimmunotherapytargeted therapyreal-worldBRAF
spellingShingle Ilaria Proietti
Elena De Falco
Luca Pacini
Alessandra Spagnoli
Velia Melone
Vincenzo Petrozza
Claudio Di Cristofano
Giorgio Mangino
Giovanna Romeo
Paolo Rosa
Antonella Calogero
Concetta Potenza
BRAF-mutant melanoma management: a single center retrospective analysis of patients treated with sequential therapy
Melanoma Management
Melanoma
first line
immunotherapy
targeted therapy
real-world
BRAF
title BRAF-mutant melanoma management: a single center retrospective analysis of patients treated with sequential therapy
title_full BRAF-mutant melanoma management: a single center retrospective analysis of patients treated with sequential therapy
title_fullStr BRAF-mutant melanoma management: a single center retrospective analysis of patients treated with sequential therapy
title_full_unstemmed BRAF-mutant melanoma management: a single center retrospective analysis of patients treated with sequential therapy
title_short BRAF-mutant melanoma management: a single center retrospective analysis of patients treated with sequential therapy
title_sort braf mutant melanoma management a single center retrospective analysis of patients treated with sequential therapy
topic Melanoma
first line
immunotherapy
targeted therapy
real-world
BRAF
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/20450885.2024.2432826
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