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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma of the Orbit and Ocular Adnexa.

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Ford, J; Thuro, BA; Thakar, S; Hwu, W-J; Richani, K; Esmaeli, B
Published in: Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
2017

Programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) inhibitors are members of a new class of drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors and have proven efficacy in the treatment of metastatic melanoma. Herein, the authors report the use of nivolumab and pembrolizumab, 2 recently Food and Drug Administration-approved PD-1 inhibitors, in 3 patients: 1 with metastatic conjunctival melanoma and 2 with metastatic cutaneous melanoma and orbital involvement. The patients' metastatic disease responded well to drug treatment. As of this writing, 2 patients have completed therapy and remain disease free at least 1 year after treatment completion; the other patient is still receiving treatment, and his orbital disease is responding. The authors herein describe the use of PD-1 inhibitors as a new alternative in the treatment of metastatic melanoma to the orbit or metastatic ocular adnexal melanomas in these clinical settings.

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Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg

DOI

EISSN

1537-2677

Publication Date

2017

Volume

33

Issue

4

Start / End Page

e82 / e85

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor
  • Orbital Neoplasms
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Nivolumab
  • Melanoma
  • Male
  • Immunotherapy
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Conjunctival Neoplasms
 

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Ford, J., Thuro, B. A., Thakar, S., Hwu, W.-J., Richani, K., & Esmaeli, B. (2017). Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma of the Orbit and Ocular Adnexa. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg, 33(4), e82–e85. https://doi.org/10.1097/IOP.0000000000000790
Ford, Joshua, Bradley A. Thuro, Sudip Thakar, Wen-Jen Hwu, Karina Richani, and Bita Esmaeli. “Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma of the Orbit and Ocular Adnexa.Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 33, no. 4 (2017): e82–85. https://doi.org/10.1097/IOP.0000000000000790.
Ford J, Thuro BA, Thakar S, Hwu W-J, Richani K, Esmaeli B. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma of the Orbit and Ocular Adnexa. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017;33(4):e82–5.
Ford, Joshua, et al. “Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma of the Orbit and Ocular Adnexa.Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg, vol. 33, no. 4, 2017, pp. e82–85. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/IOP.0000000000000790.
Ford J, Thuro BA, Thakar S, Hwu W-J, Richani K, Esmaeli B. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma of the Orbit and Ocular Adnexa. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017;33(4):e82–e85.

Published In

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg

DOI

EISSN

1537-2677

Publication Date

2017

Volume

33

Issue

4

Start / End Page

e82 / e85

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor
  • Orbital Neoplasms
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Nivolumab
  • Melanoma
  • Male
  • Immunotherapy
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Conjunctival Neoplasms