Association of Immunotherapy With Overall Survival in Elderly Patients With Melanoma
Author(s) -
Marie PerierMuzet,
Elodie Gatt,
Julien Péron,
Claire Falandry,
Mona AminiAdlé,
L. Thomas,
Stéphane Dalle,
Amélie Boespflug
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 2168-6084
pISSN - 2168-6068
DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.4584
Subject(s) - medicine , ipilimumab , nivolumab , pembrolizumab , cohort , immunotherapy , melanoma , adverse effect , retrospective cohort study , progression free survival , oncology , overall survival , cancer , cancer research
Melanoma treatment has been revolutionized with the development of immune-based therapies that offer durable clinical responses in a subset of patients. Clinical outcomes after treatment by immunotherapy can be influenced by the host's immune system. The immune system is modified with age by age-related immune dysfunction.
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