The “Great Debate” at Melanoma Bridge 2021, December 2nd–4th, 2021

Paolo A. Ascierto, Allison Betof Warner, Christian Blank, Corrado Caracò, Sandra Demaria, Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, Nikhil I. Khushalani, Georgina V. Long, Jason J. Luke, Janice M. Mehnert, Caroline Robert, Piotr Rutkowski, Hussein A. Tawbi, Iman Osman, Igor Puzanov

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    Abstract

    The Great Debate session at the 2021 Melanoma Bridge virtual congress (December 2–4) featured counterpoint views from experts on seven important issues in melanoma. The debates considered the use of adoptive cell therapy versus use of bispecific antibodies, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) inhibitors versus immunotherapy in the adjuvant setting, whether the use of corticosteroids for the management of side effects have an impact on outcomes, the choice of programmed death (PD)-1 combination therapy with cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen (CTLA)-4 or lymphocyte-activation gene (LAG)-3, whether radiation is needed for brain metastases, when lymphadenectomy should be integrated into the treatment plan and then the last debate, telemedicine versus face-to-face. As with previous Bridge congresses, the debates were assigned by meeting Chairs and positions taken by experts during the debates may not have necessarily reflected their respective personal view. Audiences voted both before and after each debate.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number200
    JournalJournal of Translational Medicine
    Volume20
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2022

    Keywords

    • Adjuvant
    • Anti-CTLA-4
    • Anti-PD-1
    • BRAF inhibitor
    • Immunotherapy
    • Lymphadenectomy
    • MEK inhibitor
    • Melanoma; staging
    • Neoadjuvant
    • Surgery
    • Targeted therapy

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