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Metastatic melanoma patients are at high risk of brain metastases (BM). Although intracranial control is a prognostic factor for survival, impact of local (intracranial) treatment (LT), surgery and/or radiotherapy (stereotactic or whole brain) in the era of novel therapies remains unknown. We evaluated BM incidence in melanoma patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) or anti-BRAF therapy and identified prognostic factors for overall survival (OS). Clinical data and treatment patterns were retrospectively collected from all patients treated for newly diagnosed locally advanced or metastatic melanoma between May 2014 and December 2017 with available BRAF mutation status and receiving systemic therapy. Prognostic factors for OS were analyzed with univariable and multivariable survival analyses. BMs occurred in 106 of 250 eligible patients (42.4%), 64 of whom received LT. Median OS in patients with BM was 7.8 months (95% CI [5.4-10.4]). In multivariable analyses, LT was significantly correlated with improved OS (HR 0.21, p &lt; 0.01). Median OS was 17.3 months (95% CI [8.3-22.3]) versus 3.6 months (95% CI [1.4-4.8]) in patients with or without LT. LT correlates with improved OS in melanoma patients with BM in the era of ICI and anti-BRAF therapy. The use of LT should be addressed at diagnosis of BM while introducing systemic treatment.

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Intracranial Treatment in Melanoma Patients with Brain Metastasis Is Associated with Improved Survival in the Era of Immunotherapy and Anti-BRAF Therapy