Samenvatting
Patients with high-risk stage II melanoma are at significant risk for recurrence after surgical resection. Adjuvant treatment options to lower the risk for distant metastases are limited. Although adjuvant IFN-α2b is associated with improved relapse-free survival in patients with high-risk melanoma, toxicity and limited overall survival benefits limit its use. Adjuvant treatment with the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab significantly improved recurrence-free survival, compared with placebo, in patients with resected stage III melanoma in the Phase III KEYNOTE-054 trial; efficacy in patients with stage II disease has not been established. This article describes the design and rationale of KEYNOTE-716 (NCT03553836), a two-part, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter Phase III study of adjuvant pembrolizumab in patients with surgically resected high-risk stage II melanoma. Clinical trial registry & ID: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT0355383.
Originele taal-2 | Engels |
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Pagina's (van-tot) | 4429-4438 |
Aantal pagina's | 10 |
Tijdschrift | Future oncology (London, England) |
Volume | 16 |
Nummer van het tijdschrift | 3 |
DOI's | |
Status | Gepubliceerd - 10 jan. 2019 |
Extern gepubliceerd | Ja |