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SUBMITTER: Andtbacka RH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5129499 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Andtbacka Robert H I RH Agarwala Sanjiv S SS Ollila David W DW Hallmeyer Sigrun S Milhem Mohammed M Amatruda Thomas T Nemunaitis John J JJ Harrington Kevin J KJ Chen Lisa L Shilkrut Mark M Ross Merrick M Kaufman Howard L HL
Head & neck 20160713 12
<h4>Background</h4>Cutaneous head and neck melanoma has poor outcomes and limited treatment options. In OPTiM, a phase 3 study in patients with unresectable stage IIIB/IIIC/IV melanoma, intralesional administration of the oncolytic virus talimogene laherparepvec improved durable response rate (DRR; continuous response ≥6 months) compared with subcutaneous granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF).<h4>Methods</h4>Retrospective review of OPTiM identified patients with cutaneous hea ...[more]