Nivolumab and Ipilimumab versus Ipilimumab in Untreated Melanoma
Author(s) -
Michael A. Postow,
Jason Chesney,
Anna C. Pavlick,
Caroline Robert,
Kenneth F. Grossmann,
David F. McDermott,
Gerald P. Linette,
Nicolás Meyer,
Jeffrey K. Giguere,
Sanjiv S. Agarwala,
Montaser Shaheen,
Marc S. Ernstoff,
David R. Minor,
April K.S. Salama,
Matthew H. Taylor,
Patrick A. Ott,
Linda M. Rollin,
Christine E. Horak,
Paul Gagnier,
Jedd D. Wolchok,
F. Stephen Hodi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1414428
Subject(s) - ipilimumab , nivolumab , medicine , melanoma , hazard ratio , placebo , combination therapy , clinical endpoint , oncology , gastroenterology , confidence interval , surgery , clinical trial , cancer , immunotherapy , pathology , cancer research , alternative medicine
In a phase 1 dose-escalation study, combined inhibition of T-cell checkpoint pathways by nivolumab and ipilimumab was associated with a high rate of objective response, including complete responses, among patients with advanced melanoma.
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