Medical Oncology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Sergio Martínez Recio , Maria Alejandra Molina , Eva Muñoz-Couselo , Alberto Rafael Sevillano Tripero , Juan Martin-Liberal , Mayra Orrillo , Luis Antonio Fernandez , Maria Quindós Varela , Rocio Lesta , Andrés Barba , Ivana Sullivan , Margarita Majem
Background: PD-1 inhibitors improve outcomes in resected stage II-IV melanoma. However, recurrence patterns and prognostic factors are less known. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study in resected stage II-IV melanoma patients (p) treated with adjuvant PD-1 inhibitors (clinical practice or clinical trials) from 5 centers. Demographic, disease characteristics, adjuvant therapy, recurrence, treatment at relapse and outcome were recorded. Descriptive assessment for recurrence patterns and analysis for prognostic factors were performed. Results: From June 2017 to June 2022, 181 p were included. Median age was 59 years [22-81], 57% were male, 85% had cutaneous melanoma, 28% had BRAFV600E mutation. 9 p (5%) presented stage II, 147 (81%) stage III and 25 (14%) stage IV. Ulceration was present in 59% p, mitotic rate >1/mm2 in 84%, Breslow index >3 mm in 65% and elevated LDH in 51%. 81% p received PD-1 inhibitors alone and 19% in combination with other immunotherapies. 52% of p completed treatment, 12% discontinued due to toxicity and 26% due to relapse. 13% of p presented grade 3-4 adverse events and there was a grade 5 myocarditis. With a median follow-up of 18,1 months, 68 (37%) p recurred (Table). Median relapse free survival (RFS) was 48,8 months (95% CI 31,1-66,4). Recurrence was significantly associated with a higher stage, mitotic rate, LDH level and Breslow index, BRAFV600E mutation, non-cutaneous melanoma and delayed initiation of adjuvant immunotherapy in univariate analysis (p<0,05). Stage, non-cutaneous melanoma and initiation of immunotherapy >3 months (16% p) were associated with higher recurrence in multivariate analysis (<0,05). Locoregional recurrence was treated in 23 p with surgery (14p), surgery + RT (7p) or RT alone (2). Systemic recurrence was treated in 50 p: all BRAF mutant p received targeted therapy (24p, 43%) with a disease control rate (DCR) of 91% and a median progression free survival (PFS) of 56 months (95% CI 24,1-NR); BRAF wild type p (26p, 47%) were treated with anti-PD-1 alone (9p) or in combination (7p), anti-CTLA-4 (2p), chemotherapy (1p) or best supportive care (7p), with DCR of 33% and a median PFS of 8 months (95% CI 6,9-10,8). Conclusions: We observed a 37% relapse rate and systemic recurrence were more frequent than locoregional recurrence. Treatment at relapse with targeted therapy in BRAF mutant p achieved higher DCR and PFS than immunotherapy in BRAF wild type p; with better outcomes than previously reported.
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Recurrence - Absent - Present | 113 (63) 68 (37) |
Location of recurrence - Locoregional recurrence only - Systemic recurrence only - Locoregional and systemic | 13 (19) 40 (59) 15(22) |
Systemic recurrence – affected organ - Distant lymph nodes - Soft tissue - Bone - Lung/pleura - Liver - Brain - Other | N= 55 33 (60) 24 (43) 14 (25) 20 (36) 9 (16) 9 (16) 3 (5) |
Systemic recurrence – stage - M1a - M1b - M1c - M1d | N=55 19 (34) 13 (24) 14 (25) 9 (16) |
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