Liver-directed treatment is associated with improved survival and increased response to immune checkpoint blockade in metastatic uveal melanoma: results from a retrospective multicenter trial

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Contributors

  • Elias A T Koch - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Anne Petzold - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Anja Wessely - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Edgar Dippel - , Ludwigshafen Medical Center (Author)
  • Markus Eckstein - , University Hospital at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Anja Gesierich - , University Hospital of Würzburg (Author)
  • Ralf Gutzmer - , Ruhr University Bochum (Author)
  • Jessica C Hassel - , University Hospital Heidelberg (Author)
  • Harald Knorr - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Nicole Kreuzberg - , Uniklinik Köln (Author)
  • Ulrike Leiter - , University Hospital Tübingen (Author)
  • Carmen Loquai - , University Medical Center Mainz (Author)
  • Friedegund Meier - , Department of Dermatology, Skin Tumor Center (Author)
  • Peter Mohr - , Department of Dermatology (Author)
  • Claudia Pföhler - , Saarland University (Author)
  • Farnaz Rahimi - , Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich (Author)
  • Dirk Schadendorf - , University Hospital Essen (Author)
  • Max Schlaak - , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Author)
  • Kai-Martin Thoms - , University Medical Center Göttingen (Author)
  • Selma Ugurel - , University Hospital Essen (Author)
  • Jochen Utikal - , Universitätsmedizin Mannheim (Author)
  • Michael Weichenthal - , University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel (Author)
  • Beatrice Schuler-Thurner - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Carola Berking - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Markus V Heppt - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)

Abstract

Metastases of uveal melanoma (UM) spread predominantly to the liver. Due to low response rates to systemic therapies, liver-directed therapies (LDT) are commonly used for tumor control. The impact of LDT on the response to systemic treatment is unknown. A total of 182 patients with metastatic UM treated with immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) were included in this analysis. Patients were recruited from prospective skin cancer centers and the German national skin cancer registry (ADOReg) of the German Dermatologic Cooperative Oncology Group (DeCOG). Two cohorts were compared: patients with LDT (cohort A, n = 78) versus those without LDT (cohort B, n = 104). Data were analyzed for response to treatment, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). The median OS was significantly longer in cohort A than in cohort B (20.1 vs. 13.8 months; P = 0.0016) and a trend towards improved PFS was observed for cohort A (3.0 vs. 2.5 months; P = 0.054). The objective response rate to any ICB (16.7% vs. 3.8%, P = 0.0073) and combined ICB (14.1% vs. 4.5%, P = 0.017) was more favorable in cohort A. Our data suggest that the combination of LDT with ICB may be associated with a survival benefit and higher treatment response to ICB in patients with metastatic UM.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)878-888
Number of pages11
JournalFrontiers of medicine
Volume17
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-4340-9706/work/151982835
Scopus 85164497457

Keywords

Keywords

  • Humans, CTLA-4 Antigen, Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors/therapeutic use, Liver, Prospective Studies, Skin Neoplasms