Immunomodulatory therapy for melanoma: ipilimumab and beyond.

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Published in Clin Dermatol on February 26, 2013

Authors

Margaret K Callahan1, Michael A Postow, Jedd D Wolchok

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10065, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Dose-escalation Study of Combination BMS-936558 (MDX-1106) and Ipilimumab in Subjects With Unresectable Stage III or Stage IV Malignant Melanoma | NCT01024231

Ph I Ipilimumab Vemurafenib Combo in Patients With v-Raf Murine Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog B1 (BRAF) | NCT01400451

Efficacy Study of Ipilimumab Versus Placebo to Prevent Recurrence After Complete Resection of High Risk Stage III Melanoma | NCT00636168

Phase 3 Trial in Subjects With Metastatic Melanoma Comparing 3 mg/kg Ipilimumab Versus 10 mg/kg Ipilimumab | NCT01515189

RADVAX™: A STRATIFIED PHASE I/II DOSE ESCALATION TRIAL OF HYPOFRACTIONATED RADIOTHERAPY FOLLOWED BY IPILIMUMAB IN METASTATIC MELANOMA | NCT01497808

Pilot Ipilimumab in Stage IV Melanoma Receiving Palliative Radiation Therapy | NCT01449279

Ipilimumab or High-Dose Interferon Alfa-2b in Treating Patients With High-Risk Stage III-IV Melanoma That Has Been Removed by Surgery | NCT01274338

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