Oncologists Audition Yervoy And Zelboraf For First-line Roles, With New Combos In Near Sight
Executive Summary
Cooperative group plans trial testing Yervoy vs. Zelboraf in first-line metastatic melanoma to help settle the issue of which therapy should come first in BRAF-mutation positive patients. New therapies on the way promise to further complicate decision-making.
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