Based on the results of the DreamSeq study, the combination of ipilimumab and nivolumab is most appropriate as first-line treatment in the majority of BRAF mutant–positive patients with newly metastatic disease. This study demonstrated improved overall survival with the combination of ipilimumab and nivolumab vs a BRAF-MEK therapy.
According to the NCCN guidelines, ipilimumab as a single agent is not recommended as first-line therapy. Two clinical trials have demonstrated the superiority nivolumab-ipilimumab combination therapy compared with ipilimumab monotherapy in patients with BRAF-mutant disease. Combination therapy has also been shown to improve progression-free survival compared with single-agent nivolumab.
Although pembrolizumab has been shown to be effective in this setting, combination therapy is generally preferred, as per the NCCN guidelines.
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