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ArticleCancers2024

Cutaneous Toxicities of Advanced Treatment for Cutaneous Melanoma: A Prospective Study from a Single-Center Institution.

Federico Venturi, Giulia Veronesi, Biagio Scotti, Emi Dika

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Article in Cancers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Federico VenturiOncologic Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5053-4172
Giulia VeronesiOncologic Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6595-7776
Biagio ScottiOncologic Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Emi DikaOncologic Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3186-2861

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BACKGROUND/

objectivesThe landscape of advanced melanoma treatments has shifted dramatically in recent years. Target therapy and immunotherapy have changed the management of patients with both metastatic (stage IV according to AJCC 8th ed.) and nodal (stage IIB/C and III) disease. As the use of novel agents has increased, so have the cutaneous toxicities associated with these medications. While most skin reactions are low-grade and can be managed conservatively with topical therapies, high-grade or life-threatening drug reactions can arise during therapy, requiring prompt dermatologic recognition and treatment. Given the survival benefit attributed to these new agents, treating skin toxicity and maintaining a patient's quality of life is of paramount importance.

methodsWe undertook a prospective, monocentric, and descriptive study in Bologna, Italy, including patients referred to the Oncologic Dermatology Unit of IRCCS AOU of Bologna who developed biopsy-proven cutaneous adverse events (AE) under treatment with immunotherapy for cutaneous melanoma with nodal (stage IIB/C, III) and metastatic (stage IV) disease from January 2016 to April 2024.

resultsIn 202 identified patients, 75 (37.5%) developed skin AEs. Ipilimumab was causal for 48.1% of skin AEs, followed by nivolumab (37%) and pembrolizumab (31.4%). Recorded types of skin AEs included erythematous rash, vitiligo, alopecia, lichenoid, maculopapular, acneiform, urticarial, psoriasiform, granulomatous, eczematous, and severe cutaneous AEs, such as Erythema multiforme/Stevens-Johnson syndrome and bullous autoimmune dermatoses. Most AEs were low-grade [CTCAE 1-2] (97%) and typically occurred after 10 weeks of treatment.

conclusionsThis study comprehensively describes skin AEs occurring during systemic treatment with ICIs for cutaneous melanoma at a single center.

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cutaneous toxicityimmunotherapyipilimumabmelanomanivolumabpembrolizumabtoxicity

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PMCPMC11545238

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