Phase II Trial of IL-12 Plasmid Transfection and PD-1 Blockade in Immunologically Quiescent Melanoma. [PDF]
PurposeTumors with low frequencies of checkpoint positive tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (cpTIL) have a low likelihood of response to PD-1 blockade.
Algazi, Alain P +23 more
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A practical guide to the handling and administration of talimogene laherparepvec in Europe. [PDF]
Talimogene laherparepvec is a herpes simplex virus-1-based intralesional oncolytic immunotherapy and is the first oncolytic virus to be approved in Europe.
Dummer, R. +6 more
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Biological therapy in the treatment of melanoma [PDF]
Melanoma is one of the most aggressive tumors and its incidence is on the rise. The low rates of survival in metastatic melanoma has led to the development of new drugs for this type of patient, such as biological therapy which has shown remarkable ...
Benea, Vasile +8 more
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Background Immune-directed therapies have become front-line therapy for melanoma and are transforming the management of advanced disease. In refractory cases, multi-modal immunoncology (IO) approaches are being utilized, including combining immune ...
David M. Miller +3 more
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Systematic review of the use of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor in patients with advanced melanoma. [PDF]
Several immunomodulatory checkpoint inhibitors have been approved for the treatment of patients with advanced melanoma, including ipilimumab, nivolumab and pembrolizumab.
Ascierto, P.A. +4 more
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Efficacy and safety of oncolytic viruses in advanced or metastatic cancer: a network meta-analysis
Background Oncolytic viruses (OVs) have shown prospects in advanced and metastatic cancer, and many clinical trials have been carried out. To compare OV therapies comprehensively and provide a categorized profile and ranking of efficacy and safety, a ...
Ruiyang Xie +5 more
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Immunotherapy for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma [PDF]
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma have been frustrating to treat, with slow progress made on extending survival. Immunotherapy targeting immune checkpoints, T cells, and infiltrating lymphocytes has shown promise in early studies.
Takashi Kojima, Toshihiko Doi
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Oncolytic Virotherapy as Emerging Immunotherapeutic Modality: Potential of Parvovirus H-1 [PDF]
Human tumors develop multiple strategies to evade recognition and efficient suppression by the immune system. Therefore, a variety of immunotherapeutic strategies have been developed to reactivate and reorganize the human immune system.
Bernd Heinrich +6 more
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The importance for immunoregulation for long-term cancer control. [PDF]
Immune checkpoint blockades have recently emerged as a breakthrough treatment for solid tumors showing high response rates and long durability. In melanoma, the combination of ipilimumab with nivolumab showed high efficacy.
Alberto Fusi +6 more
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Real-life use of talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) in melanoma patients in centers in Austria, Switzerland and Germany. [PDF]
Talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) is a licensed therapy for use in melanoma patients of stage IIIB-IVM1a with injectable, unresectable metastatic lesions in Europe.
Aedo-Lopez, V. +15 more
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