TNF in Melanoma Patients Treated With Immunotherapy

This trial is a translational proof-of-concept, open-label, prospective cohort study of 60 patients aiming to identify the clinical markers and/or biomarkers associated with therapeutic response to immune checkpoints inhibitors, in patients with advanced melanoma. The study will be conducted on a population of patients treated with ICI in the context of routine care, separated in two subgroups: * Subgroup 1: patients treated with anti-PD-1 alone (nivolumab or pembrolizumab) * Subgroup 2: patients treated with the combined treatment anti-PD-1+anti-CTLA-4 (nivolumab + ipilimumab) For each included patient, blood samples will be collected during baseline visit and during treatment period (at Week 6 Day 1 and Week 12 Day 1). If feasible, tumor biopsy (of primary tumor or metastasis) will be performed during baseline and on Week 12 Day 1 visit (predose). If tumor biopsy is not feasible, available archived tumor specimen (frozen or FFPE block) may be collected for the study. All included patients will be followed-up for tumor status and/or survival status every 3 months until a maximum duration of 1 year from the first study dose.

Sex

All

Minimum age

18 Years

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥18 years at the time of study entry.
2. Patient with histologically-proven metastatic and/or unresectable melanoma (stage IIIc-IV, M1a-c as per AJCC 2009), including mucosal melanoma.
3. Patient for which a treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor (nivolumab alone, pembrolizumab alone or nivolumab + ipilimumab) has been decided.
4. Subjects are included regardless of BRAFV600 mutation status. BRAFV600 mutation status must be documented.
5. Patient must be naïve to immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment for locally advanced and/or metastatic disease (i.e., no prior treatment with ICI and current treatment with ICI not yet started).
6. ECOG Performance status 0-2.
7. Life expectancy of at least 3 months.
8. Patient able to participate and willing to give informed consent prior to performance of any study-related procedures and to comply with the study protocol.
9. Patient affiliated to a Social Health Insurance in France.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patient pregnant, or breast-feeding.
2. Uveal melanoma.
3. Any condition contraindicated with sampling procedures required by the protocol.
4. Any psychological, familial, geographic or social situation, according to the judgment of investigator, potentially preventing the provision of informed consent or compliance to study procedure.
5. Any current severe or uncontrolled disease, including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection.
6. Patient who has forfeited his/her freedom by administrative or legal award or who is under guardianship.

• RESULTVirazels M, Lusque A, Brayer S, Genais M, Dufau C, Milhes J, Filleron T, Pages C, Sibaud V, Mortier L, Dereure O, Ayyoub M, Fabre A, Andrieu-Abadie N, Pancaldi V, Colacios C, Meyer N, Segui B, Montfort A. TNF signature in advanced melanoma patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: Results from the MELANFalpha clinical study. Int J Cancer. 2025 Aug 1;157(3):534-548. doi: 10.1002/ijc.35416. Epub 2025 Mar 18. PMID 40098565