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. 2015 Nov 12;2(4):315–325. doi: 10.2217/mmt.15.33

Table 1. . Summary of Phase I and II results of pembrolizumab in advanced melanoma.

Phase Response rate (%) Median PFS (months) Median OS Toxicity Ref.
Phase I 38 (RECIST) 7 Not reached Fatigue, rash, pruritus, diarrhea; [19]
IpiN and IpiT 37 (irRC)     12% grade 3/4 adverse events  
n = 135          

Phase I 26 (RECIST) 4.5 (RECIST) Not reached Fatigue, rash, pruritus; [18]
IpiT 30 (irRC) 8.0 (irRC) 12 month OS 61% 13% grade 3/4 adverse events  
n = 173          

Phase I 34 5.2 Not reached. 14% grade 3/4 adverse events [50]
IpiN and IpiT (pooled)     12 month OS 67%    
n = 665 (abstract)          

Phase II 24 2.9 (independent review RECIST) Not reached 14% grade 3/4 adverse events [51]
IpiT   4.6 (investigator review RECIST)      
n = 540 (abstract)          

Response rates and median PFS given as average of dose (2 or 10 mg/kg) and schedules tested (2 and 3 weekly).

IpiN: Ipilimumab naive; IpiT: Ipilimumab treated; irRC: Immune-related response criteria; OS: Overall survival; PFS: Progression-free survival; RECIST: Response evaluation criteria in solid tumors.