AI-Powered Melanoma Research
Advanced melanoma pioneered the immunotherapy revolution. AI agents research combination checkpoint blockade, BRAF/MEK inhibition, adoptive cell therapy, and novel approaches.
Standard of Care
Nivolumab + ipilimumab (or relatlimab), BRAF/MEK inhibitors (dabrafenib/trametinib), pembrolizumab, TIL therapy (lifileucel).
Prevalence
~100,000 new melanoma diagnoses per year in the US. ~8,000 deaths.
Five-Year Survival
Stage IV: ~30% with immunotherapy (up from ~5% pre-2011).
Key Mutations
- BRAF V600E/K
- NRAS
- NF1
- KIT
- PD-L1 expression
Key Pathways
- pd-1-pd-l1
- kras-mapk
- ctla-4-signaling
Clinical Trial Focus
Neoadjuvant immunotherapy, mRNA personalized vaccines (mRNA-4157), LAG-3 combinations, oncolytic virus (T-VEC 2.0).