Three-Year Overall Survival With Nivolumab Plus Relatlimab in Advanced Melanoma From RELATIVITY-047
- Hussein A Tawbi 1, F Stephen Hodi 2, Evan J Lipson 3, Dirk Schadendorf 4, Paolo A Ascierto 5, Luis Matamala 6, Erika Castillo Gutiérrez 7, Piotr Rutkowski 8, Helen Gogas 9, Christopher D Lao 10, Juliana Janoski De Menezes 11, Stéphane Dalle 12, Ana Maria Arance 13, Jean-Jacques Grob 14, Barbara Ratto 15, Saima Rodriguez 15, Antonella Mazzei 15, Sonia Dolfi 15, Georgina V Long 16
- 1The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
- 2Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.
- 3Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins Medicine, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD.
- 4University of Essen and the German Cancer Consortium, Essen, Germany.
- 5Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale," Naples, Italy.
- 6Instituto Oncológico Fundación Arturo López Pérez and Department of Oncology, Instituto Nacional dfoel Cáncer, Santiago, Chile.
- 7FAICIC Clinical Research, Veracruz, Mexico.
- 8Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland.
- 9National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
- 10Michigan Medicine, Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
- 11Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
- 12Hospices Civils de Lyon, Cancer Research Center of Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France.
- 13Hospital Clinic Barcelona and IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain.
- 14Aix-Marseille University, CHU Timone, Marseille, France.
- 15Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ.
- 16Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Royal North Shore and Mater Hospitals, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- 0The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
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December 13, 2024
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Nivolumab plus relatlimab significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) in advanced melanoma patients. Updated data show sustained benefits and a favorable safety profile for this combination therapy.
Area Of Science
- Oncology
- Immunotherapy
- Melanoma Research
Background
- The RELATIVITY-047 trial investigated the efficacy of nivolumab plus relatlimab versus nivolumab alone.
- Advanced melanoma remains a significant clinical challenge requiring novel therapeutic strategies.
Purpose Of The Study
- To report updated efficacy and safety findings from the RELATIVITY-047 trial with extended follow-up.
- To assess the long-term benefit of nivolumab plus relatlimab in patients with advanced melanoma.
Main Methods
- Updated analysis of progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and objective response rate (ORR).
- Median follow-up of 33.8 months in the RELATIVITY-047 trial (NCT03470922).
- Evaluation of safety and efficacy across predefined subgroups.
Main Results
- Median PFS was 10.2 months with nivolumab plus relatlimab versus 4.6 months with nivolumab (HR, 0.79).
- Median OS was 51.0 months versus 34.1 months, respectively (HR, 0.80), with the OS HR upper bound now <1.
- Objective response rate (ORR) was 43.7% for the combination versus 33.7% for nivolumab alone.
Conclusions
- Nivolumab plus relatlimab demonstrated sustained efficacy in advanced melanoma at 3-year follow-up.
- The combination therapy shows a clinically meaningful and statistically significant improvement in PFS and OS.
- The safety profile remains consistent with previous reports, supporting the use of nivolumab plus relatlimab.
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