Talimogene Laherparepvec Improves Durable Response Rate in Patients With Advanced Melanoma

Robert H.I. Andtbacka, Howard L. Kaufman, Frances A. Collichio, Thomas Amatruda, Neil Senzer, Jason Chesney, Keith A. Delman, Lynn E. S̄pitler, Igor Puzanov, Sanjiv S. Agarwala,

Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2015 · 2.5K citations · 50 references

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Abstract

T-VEC is the first oncolytic immunotherapy to demonstrate therapeutic benefit against melanoma in a phase III clinical trial. T-VEC was well tolerated and resulted in a higher DRR (P < .001) and longer median OS (P = .051), particularly in untreated patients or those with stage IIIB, IIIC, or IVM1a disease. T-VEC represents a novel potential therapy for patients with metastatic melanoma.

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