Safety and Tumor Responses with Lambrolizumab (Anti–PD-1) in Melanoma

2013 New England Journal of Medicine 3,352 citations

Abstract

In patients with advanced melanoma, including those who had had disease progression while they had been receiving ipilimumab, treatment with lambrolizumab resulted in a high rate of sustained tumor regression, with mainly grade 1 or 2 toxic effects. (Funded by Merck Sharp and Dohme; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01295827.).

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MedicineIpilimumabRashAdverse effectMelanomaInternal medicineResponse Evaluation Criteria in Solid TumorsGastroenterologyCohortCancerConfidence intervalSurgeryImmunotherapyChemotherapyPhases of clinical research

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Year
2013
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Volume
369
Issue
2
Pages
134-144
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Omid Hamid, Caroline Robert, Adil Daud et al. (2013). Safety and Tumor Responses with Lambrolizumab (Anti–PD-1) in Melanoma. New England Journal of Medicine , 369 (2) , 134-144. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1305133

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