Comparison of efficacy in patients with metastatic melanoma treated with ipilimumab and nivolumab who did or did not discontinue treatment due to immune-related adverse events: A real-world data study

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  • Morten Fink
  • Anders Schwartz Vittrup
  • Lars Bastholt
  • Svane, Inge Marie
  • dqp123, dqp123
  • Adam A. Luczak
  • Christina H. Ruhlmann
  • Louise Mahncke Guldbrandt
  • Ulrich Heide Koehler
  • Mette Lerche Winther
  • Eva Ellebaek
  • Charlotte Aaquist Haslund
  • Henrik Schmidt

Immune-related adverse events (irAEs) are very prevalent when treating patients with ipilimumab and nivolumab in combination, and 30–40% of patients discontinue the treatment for this reason. It is of high clinical relevance to investigate the consequences of discontinuing the treatment early since combination therapy with ipilimumab and nivolumab is the first line of treatment for many patients with metastatic melanoma. In this follow-up study, with real-world data from the nationwide DAMMED database, we investigated whether there was a difference in progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) for patients who discontinued or did not discontinue treatment within the first four doses of treatment due to irAEs. In total, 448 patients were treated with ipilimumab and nivolumab. Of these, 133 patients discontinued due to irAEs in the induction phase. Using the Cox proportional hazards model, there was no significant difference in PFS when comparing the group that discontinued with the group that did not discontinue. The group that discontinued had a significantly longer OS than the group that received the full length of treatment. Therefore, we conclude that there is no significant negative impact on efficacy for patients who discontinue due to irAEs in the induction phase of combination immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma.

Original languageEnglish
Article number5550
JournalCancers
Volume13
Issue number21
Number of pages10
ISSN2072-6694
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

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  • DAMMED, Immune-related adverse events, Immunotherapy, Ipilimumab, Melanoma, Nivolumab

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