Publications by authors named "Florence Brunet Possenti"

Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have demonstrated their efficacy with a 7.5-year overall survival (OS) close to 50% for advanced stages. The design of clinical trials provides for treatment until progression or toxicity, or for a maximum duration of two years.

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Background: Nivolumab obtained approval in advanced melanoma (AM) with weight-adjusted dose (WAD) administration (3 mg/kg/2 weeks). In 2018, the dosage regimen was changed to flat dose (FD) administration (240 mg/2 weeks or 480 mg/4 weeks) based on a modeling study, without clinical data.

Methods: AM patients have been prospectively included in the French national multicenter MelBase database since 2013.

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Background: The Checkmate 067 randomized controlled trial, published in 2015, demonstrated improved progression-free survival and numerically, although not statistically, superior overall survival for ipilimumab + nivolumab. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of nivolumab to ipilimumab + nivolumab as first-line treatment for metastatic melanoma in a real-world setting.

Methods: Patients were prospectively included in the French Melbase cohort from 2013 to 2022.

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  • Sézary syndrome is a rare and deadly skin cancer, and this study looked into the survival rates and factors affecting outcomes, particularly focusing on the treatment mogamulizumab.
  • *The research analyzed data from 339 patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2020 across Europe, highlighting that age over 80 and large-cell transformation worsened survival rates.
  • *Results indicated that patients treated with mogamulizumab had significantly lower mortality rates, suggesting it is an effective treatment option for Sézary syndrome.
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Background: Cutaneous adnexal carcinomas are a heterogeneous group of rare neoplasms. Surgical excision is the first-line treatment in localized stage. The use and effectiveness of radiotherapy have not been thoroughly evaluated in these neoplasms.

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  • Some patients with metastatic melanoma (a type of skin cancer) don't get better from usual treatments. Scientists are looking at personalized medicine, which means tailoring treatment to the patient’s specific cancer.
  • In a study, 26 patients who found specific genetic changes in their cancer received personalized treatments, with some seeing good results.
  • The study showed that using advanced testing followed by targeted therapy might help patients whose melanoma didn't respond to regular treatments.
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Data regarding elderly melanoma patients treated with anti-PD-1 or anti-CTLA-4 antibodies are in favor of tolerability outcomes that are similar to those of younger counterparts. However, there are very few studies focusing on elderly patients receiving nivolumab combined with ipilimumab (NIVO + IPI). Here, we ask what are the current prescribing patterns of NIVO + IPI in the very elderly population and analyze the tolerance profile.

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  • The study examines the long-term effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) rechallenge in patients with advanced melanoma who previously responded to ICI treatment.
  • A total of 85 patients participated, with a notable 54% showing a positive response to the rechallenge, including 35% achieving a complete response.
  • However, safety concerns emerged, as 27% experienced adverse events, and those who underwent other treatments between ICI courses had lower response rates and shorter progression-free survival.
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Nine drugs have been marketed for 10 years for the treatment of advanced melanoma (AM). With half of patients reaching a second line, the optimal sequence of treatments remains unclear. To inform policy-makers about their efficiency, we performed a cost-effectiveness analysis of sequential strategies in clinical practice in France, for BRAF-mutated and wild-type patients.

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Background: Clinical outcomes of advanced melanoma of unknown primary (MUP) in the era of novel therapies have been scarcely studied.

Objective: To investigate the efficacy and safety of systemic treatments in patients with advanced MUP compared to patients with stage-matched melanoma of known cutaneous primary (cMKP).

Methods: Based on the nationwide MelBase prospective database, this study included advanced melanoma patients treated from March 2013 to June 2021 with first-line immunotherapies, targeted therapies, or chemotherapy.

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Purpose: Mitogen-activating protein kinase inhibitors (MAPKis) are largely used in V600E/K BRAF-mutated metastatic melanomas, but data regarding effectiveness of targeted therapy in patients with rare BRAF mutations and molecular description of these infrequent mutations are scarce.

Patients And Methods: A multicenter study was conducted on patients with metastatic melanoma harboring a well-identified mutation of BRAF and enrolled from March 2013 to June 2021 in the French nationwide prospective cohort MelBase. The molecular BRAF mutation pattern, response to MAPKis when applicable, and survival data were analyzed.

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Skin histology of papules and pustules from 5 men having sex with men with mpox infection showed viral intracytoplasmic cytopathic changes, interface dermatitis, marked inflammatory dermic infiltrate including superficial neutrophils and perivascular and periadnexal deep lymphocytes. Histologic description of mpox lesions improves our understanding about clinical presentations and may have some therapeutic implications.

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Objective: To quantify the risk of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) in patients with pre-existing autoimmune disease (pAID) treated by immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for stage III or IV melanoma.

Methods: Case-control study performed on a French multicentric prospective cohort of patients with melanoma, matched for irAE risk factors and oncological staging. Risk of irAE was assessed by logistic regression.

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  • Mycosis fungoides (MF) and primary cutaneous CD30-positive T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders (CD30LPD) are common skin lymphomas, and the study aimed to investigate T-cell antigens and PD-1 expression across a large sample of these conditions.
  • The research involved analyzing 160 samples from patients, finding that CD7 was the most frequently lost antigen, especially in MF and CD30LPD, while benign inflammatory dermatoses showed no significant T-cell antigen loss.
  • The study recommends using CD7 alongside other antigen markers like CD3, CD4, and CD8 for diagnosing MF, and suggests employing double staining techniques for more complex cases.
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The advent of tissue engineering and the clinical applications with cultured epidermal autograft (CEA) have improved the prognosis of severely burned patients. Marjolin ulcers (MUs) are a well-known complication of burns. These malignant neoplasm transformations of burn scars are usually squamous cell carcinomas with a higher incidence of regional metastases.

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  • Cemiplimab has shown promise in real-world use for locally advanced and metastatic cutaneous squamous-cell carcinomas (CSCCs), with a best overall response rate of 50.4% among treated patients.
  • There was a median progression-free survival (PFS) of 7.9 months, and one-year overall survival (OS) was 73% for patients with better performance status (PS < 2).
  • Although some patients experienced severe adverse events, the overall safety and efficacy indicate cemiplimab may be a beneficial treatment option, especially for immunocompromised individuals.
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Purpose: Melanoma's incidence is increasing, and elderly people could be significantly impacted since the majority occurs in people over 65 years of age. Combined BRAF and MEK targeted therapies (TT) are current standard regimen for BRAF mutated metastatic melanoma (MM). Except for subgroups of pivotal trials, little data are available for TT in this population.

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Background: Late-onset adverse events (AEs) of anti-programmed cell death 1 (anti-PD1) antibodies have not been systematically described.

Objectives: The purpose was to evaluate late-onset AEs in melanoma patients treated with anti-PD1 administered for at least 2 years in a real-life setting.

Methods: Patients were screened from MelBase, a French multicentric biobank dedicated to the prospective follow up of unresectable stage III or IV melanoma.

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Objectives: The occurrence of immune-related myositis (irM) is increasing, yet there are no therapeutic guidelines. We sought to analyse the current therapeutic strategies of irM and evaluate the outcomes of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) rechallenge.

Methods: We conducted a nationwide retrospective study between April 2018 and March 2020 including irM without myocardial involvement.

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