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ArticleMelanoma research2025

Successful use of nivolumab and relatlimab as salvage therapy for metastatic uveal melanoma.

Ritwick S Mynam, Nandakumar Menon, Alexander Birbrair, Vincent T Ma

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Article in Melanoma research, 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ritwick S MynamDepartment of Medicine.
Nandakumar MenonDepartment of Radiology.
Alexander BirbrairDepartment of Dermatology.
Vincent T MaDepartment of Dermatology.

Funding

University of Wisconsin Institute for Clinical and Translational ResearchUL1TR002373 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI ELIZABETH S BURNSIDE, Allan R. Brasier · 2017 to 2026
$75.9M
Institutional Career Development CoreKL2TR002374 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Bo Liu, Marin Leigh Schweizer · 2017 to 2026
$9.7M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR002374NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002373
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Identification of effective systemic therapies for the treatment of metastatic uveal melanoma remains an ongoing challenge. While immune checkpoint inhibitors are frequently used to treat this disease, response rates and survival outcomes remain poor. In this case report, we present two heavily pretreated patients with metastatic uveal melanoma who had robust responses to combination nivolumab (PD-1 inhibitor) with relatlimab (LAG-3 inhibitor) as salvage treatment. We highlight the ongoing research of the uveal melanoma tumor immune microenvironment and the potential role of LAG-3 inhibition as an effective treatment strategy.

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Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsMelanomaNivolumabSalvage TherapyUveal NeoplasmsAgedFemaleHumansMiddle AgedUveal MelanomaAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedNivolumabrelatlimabanti-LAG-3anti-PD-1metastaticnivolumabrelatlimabuveal melanoma

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PMID40465233
PMCPMC12212964

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