Pembrolizumab for the treatment of uveal melanoma: A case series.

ABSTRACT: Uveal melanoma is a rare disease. Up to 50% of the patients will develop metastases for which the treatment options are limited. No randomized controlled data for the treatment of uveal melanoma patients are available. In this study we describe the clinical course of nine uveal melanoma patients included in the pembrolizumab expanded access program (EAP) in Belgium. Nine uveal melanoma patients were treated in the EAP with 2mg/kg pembrolizumab every 3 weeks. Patients received pembrolizumab as first or second-line treatment. Baseline characteristics and tumor responses were prospectively collected. During a median follow-up of 40 weeks, the estimated median PFS was 18 weeks (95% CI 0.7-35) and median OS was 46 weeks (95% CI 33-59%). Four patients had stable disease (SD) for more than 20 wee

SUBMITTER: Jansen YJL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7675863 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature