Yago Garitaonaindía: lifileucel Plus Pembrolizumab in First-Line Melanoma at ESMO 2026
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Yago Garitaonaindía: lifileucel Plus Pembrolizumab in First-Line Melanoma at ESMO 2026

Yago Garitaonaindía, Translational Research Fellow at CCIT-DK – National Center for Cancer Immune Therapy of Denmark, shared on X:

“IOV-COM-202 1A at ESMO26: lifileucel + pembro, 1L melanoma (n=24) -Andrew Furness

ORR 62.5% | CR 29% | mPFS 19.8 mo | mDOR NR (26.9 mo FU).

My key points:

  • Known toxicity limiting generalizability
  • Phase 3 vs pembro mono, not ipi-nivo. This toxicity has to pay off
  • IL-2-sparing, low-intensity lymphodepletion approaches (e.g. OBX-115) coming from behind
  • Resection after 1st pembro dose?”

Yago Garitaonaindía: lifileucel Plus Pembrolizumab in First-Line Melanoma at ESMO 2026

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