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Immunotherapy combined with high- and low-dose radiation to all sites leads to complete clearance of disease in a patient with metastatic vaginal melanoma
- Source :
- Gynecologic oncology. 161(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
-
Abstract
- A 73-year-old woman with metastatic vaginal mucosal melanoma that had progressed on ipilimumab and nivolumab experienced clinical and radiographic complete response to dual checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy given in combination with high-dose plus low-dose radiation. General characteristics and treatment options in this disease are highlighted.
- Subjects :
- Oncology
medicine.medical_specialty
Vaginal Neoplasms
medicine.medical_treatment
Ipilimumab
Disease
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Neoplasm Metastasis
Melanoma
Aged
Urethral Neoplasms
Mucous Membrane
Radiotherapy
business.industry
Mucosal melanoma
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Abscopal effect
Immunotherapy
medicine.disease
Combined Modality Therapy
Nivolumab
Vaginal Melanoma
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
business
medicine.drug
Low Dose Radiation
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10956859
- Volume :
- 161
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Gynecologic oncology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....fbbced71ae1b38a96c8ace9355c8af56