[What's new in oncodermatology?]

Abstract

This year again, several breaking news were published in our field of oncodermatology, especially in the domain of immunotherapy. Many works have reported results on predictive biomarker identification. Concerning melanoma treatment, we were disappointed by the negative results of the phase III trial evaluating the IDO1 inhibitor epacadostat + pembrolizumab versus pembrolizumab. However, many promising preliminary results involving the combinations of anti-PD1 and innate immunity activators have been published. We also have a new anti-BRAF + anti-MEK combination: encorafenib + binimetinib with a good benefit/risk ratio and a particularly favorable safety profile as compared with existing similar combinations. Major steps forward were obtained for locally advanced Merkel cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma with anti-PDL-1 avelumab and anti-PD1 cemiplimab respectively.

Keywords: Adjuvant treatment of melanoma; Biomarqueurs prédictifs; Carcinome de Merkel; Carcinome épidermoïde; Melanoma; Merkel cell carcinoma; Mélanome; Predictive biomarkers; Squamous cell carcinoma; Traitement adjuvant du mélanome; anti-PDL-1.