Clinical Study

Unexpected High Response Rate to Traditional Therapy after Dendritic Cell-Based Vaccine in Advanced Melanoma: Update of Clinical Outcome and Subgroup Analysis

Table 1

Patients who underwent subsequent therapies after vaccine.

PatientAdjuvant therapyDFS (months)Prior treatment (Prevaccine)Prevaccine LDHPostvaccineLDHPostvaccine treatmentPostvaccine treatment LDHBest ResponseSites of evaluable metastases

2 P.M.No12BioCT366627 CT411SDLung, lymph nodes
4 G.D.HD-IFN37no332406CT310PRLymph nodes
HD-IL-2
6 T.A.No6CT and RT surgery for brain metastases334281BioCTnaPRSoft tissue
8 C.P.No48Locoregional CT (arm)256245BioCTnaPD Soft tissue
11 M.J.LD-IFN108CT193265Surgery, Gamma Knife (brain)384 Lung, kidney, skin, lymph nodes
Lung surgery, BioCT
15 B.FNo57Arm perfusion, BioCT, surgery603 686§Surgery433 Lymph nodes, soft tissue
17 B.INo9BioCT236234Surgery254 Lung, adrenal gland
18 S.LHD-INF36CT (3 different lines)374311CT, RT (brain), anti-CTLA-4 antibodies708 PDLymph nodes, soft tissue
22 M.C.LD-IFN18No591§988§Hepatic loco-reg CT, DTIC anti-CTLA4ab493PRLiver, soft tissue
23. R.GHD-IFN48Bone RT299313BioCT,Gamma Knife (brain)naCR+Lung, bone
24. B.RNo24CT, LD-IFN236234BioCTnaPDLung, soft tissue, lymph nodes

Adj: adjuvant; T: treatment; V: vaccine; HD-IFN: high-dose interferon; BioCT: biochemotherapy; CT: chemotherapy; RT: radiotherapy; LD: low dose; anti-CTLA4ab, anti-CTLA4 monoclonal antibody; , elevated; responses obtained alternating palliative surgery with vaccine.