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Would you start neoadjuvant treatment with immunotherapy or BRAF/MEK inhibitors in a patient with a large regional inoperable BRAF V600E positive melanoma (IIIC)?

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Medical Oncology · The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

I prefer to start with BRAF inhibition, as the response rate is quite high, then ask the surgeon to complete the surgical resection after 3 to 6 months of therapy if the patient has a response, and usually offer adjuvant immunotherapy afterwards.

If the patient does not respond, I would switch to ip...

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