ArticleFrontiers in oncology2023
Neoadjuvant plus adjuvant combined or sequenced vemurafenib, cobimetinib and atezolizumab in patients with high-risk, resectable BRAF-mutated and wild-type melanoma: NEO-TIM, a phase II randomized non-comparative study.
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- A Review of Neoadjuvant PD-1 Inhibitors in the Setting of Cutaneous Malignancies.The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2025Review
- Rapidly Evolving Pre- and Post-surgical Systemic Treatment of Melanoma.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2024Review
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Abstract
Background: Following the increased survival of patients with metastatic melanoma thanks to immunotherapy and targeted therapy, neoadjuvant approaches are being investigated to address the unmet needs of unresponsive and intolerant patients. We aim to investigate the efficacy of neoadjuvant plus adjuvant combined or sequenced vemurafenib, cobimetinib and atezolizumab in patients with high-risk, resectable Methods: The study is a phase II, open-label, randomized non-comparative trial in patients with stage IIIB/C/D surgically resectable, Discussion: Neoadjuvant therapy for regional metastases may improve operability and outcomes and facilitate the identification of biomarkers that can guide further lines of treatment. Patients with clinical stage III melanoma may especially benefit from neoadjuvant treatment, as the outcomes of surgery alone are very poor. It is expected that the combination of neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment may reduce the incidence of relapse and improve survival. Clinical trial registration: eudract.ema.europa.eu/protocol.htm, identifier 2018-004841-17.
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