Opinion|Videos|October 25, 2023

Available First-Line Systemic Therapy Options for Patients With Metastatic Melanoma

Author(s)Hussein A. Tawbi, MD, PhD

Hussein Tawbi, MD, PhD, explains that for patients with melanoma without a BRAF mutation, first-line therapies primarily include immunotherapy-based (IO) checkpoint inhibitors, with PD-1 inhibitor combination therapies being the current standard of care.

Episodes in this series

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EP. 1 Case Presentation: A 78-Year-Old Man With Metastatic Melanoma

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EP. 2 Common Clinical Presentations of Metastatic Melanoma

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EP. 3 Significance of Biomarker and Genetic Testing in Diagnosing Metastatic Melanoma

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EP. 4 Available First-Line Systemic Therapy Options for Patients With Metastatic Melanoma

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EP. 5 The Role of Lymphocyte-Activation Gene 3 (LAG-3) in Metastatic Melanoma

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EP. 6 Relatlimab/Nivolumab in Metastatic Melanoma: Data From the RELATIVITY-047 Trial

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EP. 7 IO Monotherapy Versus Combination Dual IO Therapy for the First-Line Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma

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EP. 8 Key Trial Data in the Frontline Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma

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EP. 9 Managing Adverse Events in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma Receiving First-Line Systemic Therapy

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EP. 10 Case Presentation: A 67-Year-Old Woman With Stage IV Melanoma

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EP. 11 Available First-Line Systemic Therapy Options for Patients With Metastatic Melanoma with a BRAF Mutation

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EP. 12 Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Followed by Dabrafenib/Trametinib in Metastatic Melanoma: Data From the DREAMseq Trial

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EP. 13 Second-Line Treatment Options for Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Melanoma After Disease Progression

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EP. 14 Clinical Pearls on the Treatment of Metastatic and Unresectable Melanoma

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