Experience in daily practice with ipilimumab for thetreatment of patients with metastatic melanoma: Anearly increase in lymphocyte and eosinophil countsis associated with improved survival

J. Delyon, C. Mateus, D. Lefeuvre, E. Lanoy, L. Zitvogel, N. Chaput, S. Roy, A. M.M. Eggermont, E. Routier, C. Robert

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    Abstract

    Background: Ipilimumab is a recently approved immunotherapy that has demonstrated an improvement in the overallsurvival (OS) of patients with metastatic melanoma. We report a single-institution experience in patients treated in acompassionate-use program.Patients and methods: In this prospective study, patients were treated between June 2010 and September 2011.Inclusion criteria were a diagnosis of unresectable stage III or IV melanoma, at least one previous line of chemotherapy,and survival 12 weeks after the first perfusion. Four courses of ipilimumab were administered at a dose of 3 mg/kgevery 3 weeks.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1697-1703
    Number of pages7
    JournalAnnals of Oncology
    Volume24
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2013

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