Ipilimumab and fotemustine in patients with advanced melanoma (NIBIT-M1): an open-label, single-arm phase 2 trial.

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Published in Lancet Oncol on August 13, 2012

Authors

Anna Maria Di Giacomo1, Paolo A Ascierto, Lorenzo Pilla, Mario Santinami, Pier Francesco Ferrucci, Diana Giannarelli, Antonella Marasco, Licia Rivoltini, Ester Simeone, Stefania Vl Nicoletti, Ester Fonsatti, Diego Annesi, Paola Queirolo, Alessandro Testori, Ruggero Ridolfi, Giorgio Parmiani, Michele Maio

Author Affiliations

1: Medical Oncology and Immunotherapy, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Istituto Toscano Tumori, Siena, Italy.

Associated clinical trials:

A Combination of Ipilimumab and Fotemustine for Treat Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Melanoma (NIBIT-M1) | NCT01654692

A Study of Fotemustine(FTM) Vs FTM and Ipilimumab (IPI) or IPI and Nivolumab in Melanoma Brain Metastasis (NIBIT-M2) | NCT02460068

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