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Table 2 Melanoma characteristics from start of TT + CKI treatment

From: Cautious addition of targeted therapy to PD-1 inhibitors after initial progression of BRAF mutant metastatic melanoma on checkpoint inhibitor therapy

Pt

Metastases

additional characteristics

Brain metastases

LDH

PD-1

TT

TT Toxicity

CTCAE grade

R2 (mo)

Outcome

1

SC, LN

 

+

↑

P

D

nausea, anemia, interstitial nephritis

G4

20.3

CR-Off

2

SC

 

–

nl

N

DT

chronic nausea

G1

11.2

CR-Off

3

SC, LN, adrenal, liver, spleen, lung, bone

bulky LN disease

–

nl

N

E

hand/foot syndrome, fatigue, floaters

G2

22.6

CR-Off

4

SC, LN,lung

 

–

nl

P

DT/EB

diarrhea, rash

G2

44.2

CR-Off

5

SC bone

 

–

nl

N

EB

diarrhea

G2

7.4

CR-TT

6

SC, LN, liver, lung, bone

miliary metastases

+

↑

N

D

none-sudden death

G5

0.4

CR-sudden death

7

SC, LN

bulky LN disease

–

nl

N

DT/EB

rash, keratoacanthomas

G1

22.9

CR-TT

8

SC, LN

bulky LN disease

–

nl

N

DT

seronegative arthritis fatigue

G3

35.5

CR-Off

9

SC, LN, lung bone

miliary metastases

–

nl

N

D

hand foot syndrome, keratoacanthomas

G1

33.4

DOD

10

SC, LN

bulky LN disease

–

↑

N

D

visual blurring, photophobia, DVT, seronegative arthritis

G3

50.6

CR-Off

11

SC, LN, peritoneum, bone

miliary metastases

–

nl

N

D

none

G0

64.6

CR-Off

12

SC, LN, lung bone

miliary metastases

–

nl

N

D

pulmonary granulomas

G2

51.9

CR-Off

13

SC, LN

bulky SC disease

–

nl

N

DT

diarrhea

G2

33.2

CR-Off

14

SC, LN, peritoneal

 

–

nl

N

EB

nausea, weight loss, abdominal discomfort, shooting pains

G2

18.8

PD-alive

15

SC, intramuscular, LN, peritoneum, spleen, bone

miliary metastases

+

↑

N

EB/ET

None

G0

6.3

DOD

16

SC, LN

 

–

↑

N

EB/DT

rash, fever, arthralgias, fatigue

G1

9.0

DOD

17

SC, LN

 

–

nl

N

DT/VC

joint aches, maculopapular rash, pruritis

G2

8.5

DOD

18

SC, LN, bone

 

+

nl

P

DT

arthralgia

G1

6.3

DOD

19

LN, adrenal, liver, spleen, lung, bone

 

+

↑

N

DT

none

G0

0.6

DOD

20

lung

 

–

nl

P

DT

none

G0

15.4

DOD

21

SC, intramuscular, LN, lung, liver, spleen, adrenal

 

+

↑

N

DT

hypotension, anemia

G1

7.7

DOD

22

lung, liver, LN, bone

 

+

↑

N

DT/EB

ataxia, sensory motor neuropathy, immune nephritis

G4

9.7

DOD

23

lung

 

+

nl

N

D

none

G0

2.1

DOD

  1. SC subcutaneous, LN lymph nodes, + present, − absent, ↑ elevated, nl normal; Immunotherapy: N nivolumab, P pembrolizumab, TT Targeted Therapy, D dabrafenib, T trametinib, E encorafenib, B binimetinib, V vemurafenib, C cobimetinib, CR-Off ongoing complete response, off all therapy, CR-TT complete response continuing targeted therapy, DOD dead of disease, PD-alive progressive disease, remains alive