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Promising but preliminary

Evaluating the potential of candidate surrogate endpoints for overall survival in treatment-naive metastatic melanoma treated with anti-PD-1-based regimens with or without anti-CTLA-4 therapy.

This meta-analysis examined We assessed potential surrogates for OS in patients with metastatic melanoma treated with nivolumab-containing regimens in the first-line treatment setting. Key finding: CONCLUSION: At the individual-level, ORR exhibited a strong correlation with OS, whereas PFS and TNTD showed a moderate level correlation with OS.

This meta-analysis examined We assessed potential surrogates for OS in patients with metastatic melanoma treated with nivolumab-containing regimens in the first-line treatment setting. Key finding: CONCLUSION: At the individual-level, ORR exhibited a strong correlation with OS, whereas PFS and TNTD showed a moderate level correlation with OS.

What the study was

Study design
Meta-analysis
Sample size
1865
Category
Treatment Innovation
Maturity
Validated
Journal
Journal for immunotherapy of cancer

Why it surfaced

High-priority meta-analysis in Novel therapeutics (immunotherapy, CAR-T, targeted therapy); strong trial design.

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