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ArticleJournal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG2025

Real-world management of patients with complete response under immune-checkpoint inhibition for advanced melanoma.

Markus Reitmajer, Elisabeth Livingstone, Kai-Martin Thoms, Markus V Heppt, Frank Meiss, Anja Gesierich, Konstantin Drexler, Lucie Heinzerling, Friedegund Meier, Christian Menzer and 3 more

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Article in Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Cancer survivorship in malignant melanoma.Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG · 2026
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  2. Real-world management of patients with complete response under immune-checkpoint inhibition for advanced melanoma.Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Markus ReitmajerDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7134-1043
Elisabeth LivingstoneDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Kai-Martin ThomsUniversity Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.
Markus V HepptDepartment of Dermatology, Uniklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Frank MeissDepartment of Dermatology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4044-9094
Anja GesierichDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Konstantin DrexlerDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Lucie HeinzerlingDepartment of Dermatology and Allergology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Friedegund MeierDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Christian MenzerDepartment of Dermatology, Heidelberg University Hospital and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1506-0191
Max SchlaakDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Lisa ZimmerDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Andrea ForschnerDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6185-4945

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUp to now, the optimal duration of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) has not been evaluated in prospective studies. However, current clinical practice requires decisions to be made regarding the duration of ICI in complete responders. MATERIAL AND

methodsA survey was sent to 80 DeCOG skin cancer centers to assess how decisions are made on treatment duration of ICI in melanoma after having reached complete response, and staging intervals after ICI discontinuation. All responses received by March 10, 2024 (51 centers) were included.

resultsThe duration of ICI after having achieved complete remission varies between centers from three to 36 months. In total, 66% of the DeCOG centers continue treatment for up to 6 months, after having achieved complete remission (CR) with ICI. In the first year after discontinuation of ICI, most centers perform staging intervals (CT/MRI) every 3 months. More than 60% of centers continue staging at least once per year even in the 4th and 5th year after discontinuation.

conclusionsThere are significant differences between the centers regarding staging intervals and duration of ICI upon CR. Prospective studies are necessary to determine the optimal time point of ICI discontinuation and follow-up.

Indexed as

Immune Checkpoint InhibitorsMelanomaPractice Patterns, Physicians'Skin NeoplasmsHumansNeoplasm StagingRemission InductionImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsAdvanced Melanomafollow‐upimmune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)pausePET/CTsurveillancetreatment discontinuation

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PMID39748658
PMCPMC11887019

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