Gangadhar says this preference toward single-agent immunotherapy is due to a lack of evidence supporting the use of a combination immunotherapy approach. The other reason a dual approach is less utilized in melanoma patients is due to the significant increase in toxicities.
Tara Gangadhar, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, discusses the preference toward front-line single agent immunotherapy in the treatment of melanoma. Gangadhar says this preference toward single-agent immunotherapy is due to a lack of evidence supporting the use of a combination immunotherapy approach. The other reason a dual approach is less utilized in melanoma patients is due to the significant increase in toxicities.
Johnson Analyzes Combination Immunotherapy in the First Line in Advanced Melanoma
November 15th 2023During a Targeted Oncology™ Case-Based Roundtable™ event, Douglas B. Johnson, MD, MSCI, reviewed data for safety and efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibition in patients with metastatic melanoma.
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