Hussein Abdul-Hassan Tawbi, MD, PhD

Panelists discuss how the ITC analysis of first-line dual-IO treatments in advanced melanoma highlights the potential for nivolumab plus relatlimab to offer similar efficacy to nivolumab plus ipilimumab, with a more favorable safety profile, particularly in terms of lower rates of severe immune-related adverse events.

Panelists discuss how first-line targeted therapy for advanced melanoma, particularly BRAF and MEK inhibitors, may offer significant benefits in patients with BRAF-mutant tumors, emphasizing rapid response and the potential for combination with immunotherapy to improve long-term outcomes.

Panelists discuss how using dual immunotherapy regimens for melanoma in real-world practice involves balancing efficacy with safety, patient comorbidities, and treatment accessibility, while also addressing challenges such as immune-related adverse events and treatment sequencing.

Panelists discuss how treating patients with melanoma and brain metastases requires a multidisciplinary approach, emphasizing the role of immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and local treatments, while considering factors like the extent of metastasis and patient-specific factors.

Panelists discuss how dual immunotherapy for melanoma, including combinations like nivolumab plus ipilimumab or nivolumab plus relatlimab, requires careful consideration of sequencing decisions based on factors such as tumor burden, patient health status, and potential toxicity profiles.

Panelists discuss how the indirect treatment comparison of RELATIVITY-047 and CheckMate 067 suggests that nivolumab plus relatlimab may provide similar efficacy to nivolumab plus ipilimumab in advanced melanoma, with a potentially better safety profile.

Panelists discuss how the RELATIVITY-047 trial data highlights the efficacy of nivolumab plus relatlimab in managing advanced melanoma, offering improved progression-free survival with a favorable safety profile compared to with nivolumab alone.

Panelists discuss how treatment decisions in metastatic melanoma involve balancing the benefits of immunotherapy versus targeted therapy, taking into account factors such as tumor genetics, patient response, and tolerability.

Data from the COMBI-AD Trial evaluating dabrafenib and trametinib to treat melanoma was analyzed by Hussein Tawbi, MD, PhD, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Cancer Network spoke with Hussein Tawbi, MD, PhD, of MD Anderson Cancer Center, about the efficacy and safety of the combination of nivolumab plus ipilimumab in patients with symptomatic melanoma brain metastases.

Cancer Network spoke with Hussein Abdul-Hassan Tawbi, MD, PhD, on the results of a phase II study of oral azacitidine in combination with pembrolizumab in metastatic melanoma.