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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Surg Clin North Am. 2019 Nov 1;100(1):141–159. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2019.09.012

Table 1.

Adjuvant Therapy FDA Approval and Indications

Drug Name FDA Approval Indication Trial Leading to Approval Dosing Regimen
High-dose IFNα 1996 High-risk resected melanoma ECOG 1684 Initiation: 20 million IU/m2 for 4 weeks
Maintenance: 10 million IU/m2 for 11 months
Ipilimumab 2015 Resected stage III melanoma EORTC 18071 3 mg/kg Q2W for up to 2 years
Nivolumab 2017 Resected stage III or IV melanoma Checkmate-238 3 mg/kg Q2W for 4 doses, then 3 mg/kg Q2W for up to 2 years
Dabrafenib + trametinib 2018 Resected stage III melanoma with BRAF V600 mutations COMBI-AD 350 mg PO daily + 2 mg PO daily until disease progression
Pembrolizumab 2019 Resected stage III melanoma EORTC 1325 2 mg/kg Q3W for up to 2 years
Vemurafenib Unknown status Stages IIC-IIIB resected melanoma BRIM8 960 mg BID until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity