Immunotherapy With Programmed Cell Death 1 Inhibitors for 5 Patients With Conjunctival Melanoma.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Conjunctival melanoma has the potential for regional lymphatic and distant metastasis. There is an urgent need for effective treatment for patients with metastatic or locally advanced conjunctival melanoma.

Objective

To describe the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors for the treatment of conjunctival melanoma in 5 adult patients.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective review was conducted of the medical records of 5 patients with conjunctival melanoma who were treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors from March 6, 2013, to July 7, 2017.

Main outcomes and measures

Response to treatment and disease-free survival.

Results

Of the 5 patients (4 women and 1 man) with metastatic conjunctival melanoma, 4 were treated with a programmed cel

SUBMITTER: Sagiv O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6248169 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature