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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Melanoma Res. 2018 Dec;28(6):600–604. doi: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000493

Table 1.

Toxicities, outcomes, and patient response with BRAF and MEK inhibitors after immunotherapy

Pt.
No.
BRAF
status
Prior therapies Duration between last anti PD-1 therapy and initiation of BRAF-MEK inhibitor (days) Reaction Immune mechanism as underlying cause Duration between reaction and initiation of BRAF-MEK inhibitor Response Progression-free survival (days) Overall survival (days)
1 V600E Pembrolizumab, pembrolizumab+CMP001 21 G3 rash Possible 12 PR 85 140
2 V600E pembrolizumab+SD-101 27 G3 rash Possible 9 PR 195* NA
3 V600E Pembrolizumab+IDO inhibitor 13 Grade 2 nausea and vomiting Unlikely 49 PR 136* NA
4 V600E Pembrolizumab+IDO inhibitor 85 Grade 2 fever Unlikely 22 PR 111 131
5 V600E Ipilimumab and nivolumab 31 Grade 3 pneumonitis Possible 1 PR 68 81
6 V600E Pembrolizumab+IDO inhibitor 56 Grade 3 liver enzyme elevation Unlikely 41 SD 238 398
7 V600R Pembrolizumab with IDO inhibitor, pembrolizumab with CMP-001 12 Grade 2 nausea, poor appetite, and chills Possible 42 PR 408 NA
8 V600E Ipilimumab, pembrolizumab, pembrolizumab + CMP-001 27 Grade 3 cytokine release syndrome Probable 15 PR 181+ NA
9 V600E pembrolizumab + IDO inhibitor, ipilimumab +IDO inhibitor 28 Grade 3 cytokine release syndrome Probable 17 PR 422+ NA
10 V600K Pembrolizumab, pembrolizumab+CMP001 54 Grade 3 rash Possible 22 SD 104# 110#
11 V600E Ipilimumab, pembrolizumab 25 Grade 3 rash Possible 14 NA UNK 335
*

- On treatment and continue to be progression-free

#

- Duration in days since starting vemurafenib

+

- Continue to be progression-free without any treatment