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Published in: American Journal of Clinical Dermatology 3/2024

08-02-2024 | Review Article

Therapeutic Strategies in BRAF V600 Wild-Type Cutaneous Melanoma

Authors: Alexandra Haugh, Adil I. Daud

Published in: American Journal of Clinical Dermatology | Issue 3/2024

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Abstract

There have been many recent advances in melanoma therapy. While 50% of melanomas have a BRAF mutation and are a target for BRAF inhibitors, the remaining 50% are BRAF wild-type. Immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting PD-1, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA4) and lymphocyte activated gene-3 (Lag-3) are all approved for the treatment of patients with advanced BRAF wild-type melanoma; however, treatment of this patient population following initial immune checkpoint blockade is a current therapeutic challenge given the lack of other efficacious options. Here, we briefly review available US FDA-approved therapies for BRAF wild-type melanoma and focus on developing treatment avenues for this heterogeneous group of patients. We review the basics of genomic features of both BRAF mutant and BRAF wild-type melanoma as well as efforts underway to develop new targeted therapies involving the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway for patients with BRAF wild-type tumors. We then focus on novel immunotherapies, including developing checkpoint inhibitors and agonists, cytokine therapies, oncolytic viruses and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, all of which represent potential therapeutic avenues for patients with BRAF wild-type melanoma who progress on currently approved immune checkpoint inhibitors.
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Metadata
Title
Therapeutic Strategies in BRAF V600 Wild-Type Cutaneous Melanoma
Authors
Alexandra Haugh
Adil I. Daud
Publication date
08-02-2024
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
American Journal of Clinical Dermatology / Issue 3/2024
Print ISSN: 1175-0561
Electronic ISSN: 1179-1888
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40257-023-00841-0

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