Uveal melanoma

The EU has approved 7 indications of 5 drugs in uveal melanoma. 2 of them need a biomarker result: HLA-A*02:01 (1) and PD-L1 (1). 6 tumour-agnostic approvals also apply when the tumour carries the alteration.

Line of therapy

Approved indications, Uveal melanoma
DrugBiomarker requirementRegimenSettingConditions
HLA-A*02:01-positive1
Kimmtrak
Monotherapy
Any line
advanced
None
PD-L11
TPS < 1%
Monotherapy
1L
advanced
Melanoma label; uveal melanoma was excluded from the trials; Aged 12 years and older
No biomarker required5
None
+ nivolumab
Any line
advanced
Melanoma label; uveal melanoma was excluded from the trials
None
Monotherapy
Any line
advanced
Melanoma label; uveal melanoma was excluded from the trials
Opdivo
None
+ ipilimumab
Any line
advanced
Melanoma label; uveal melanoma was excluded from the trials
Opdivo
None
Monotherapy
Any line
advanced
Melanoma label; uveal melanoma was excluded from the trials
None
Monotherapy
Any line
advanced
Melanoma label; uveal melanoma was excluded from the trials

Tumour-agnostic approvals6

Approved for any solid tumour that carries the alteration, wherever the tumour started.

DrugBiomarker requirementRegimenSettingConditions
EpCAM1
Monotherapy
2L
Malignant ascites; not eligible for further systemic anticancer therapy
HER21
Enhertuconditional
HER2-positive (IHC 3+)
Monotherapy
2L
advanced
After prior treatment; No satisfactory treatment options
NTRK fusion3
Rozlytrekconditional
Monotherapy
Any line
No prior NTRK inhibitor; Older than 1 month; disease that is locally advanced, metastatic or where surgical resection is likely to result in severe morbidity; no satisfactory treatment options
Vitrakviconditional
Monotherapy
Any line
Locally advanced, metastatic or where surgical resection is likely to result in severe morbidity; no satisfactory treatment options
Augtyroconditional
Monotherapy
Any line
advanced
Prior NTRK inhibitor, or no prior NTRK inhibitor and treatment options not targeting NTRK provide limited clinical benefit or have been exhausted; Aged 12 years and older
RET fusion1
Monotherapy
Any line
advanced
Treatment options not targeting RET provide limited clinical benefit, or have been exhausted; Aged 2 years and older

Biomarkers in uveal melanoma

Label wording7

The sentence from section 4.1 of the SmPC that each indication above comes from.

  1. Pembrolizumab (Keytruda)
    KEYTRUDA as monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older with advanced (unresectable or metastatic) melanoma.
  2. Nivolumab (Opdivo)
    OPDIVO as monotherapy or in combination with ipilimumab is indicated for the treatment of advanced (unresectable or metastatic) melanoma in adults and adolescents 12 years of age and older.
  3. Nivolumab (Opdivo)
    OPDIVO as monotherapy or in combination with ipilimumab is indicated for the treatment of advanced (unresectable or metastatic) melanoma in adults and adolescents 12 years of age and older.
  4. Relatlimab + nivolumab (Opdualag)
    Opdualag is indicated for the first-line treatment of advanced (unresectable or metastatic) melanoma in adults and adolescents 12 years of age and older with tumour cell PD-L1 expression < 1%.
  5. Ipilimumab (Yervoy)
    YERVOY as monotherapy or in combination with nivolumab is indicated for the treatment of advanced (unresectable or metastatic) melanoma in adults and adolescents 12 years of age and older (see section 4.4).
  6. Ipilimumab (Yervoy)
    YERVOY as monotherapy or in combination with nivolumab is indicated for the treatment of advanced (unresectable or metastatic) melanoma in adults and adolescents 12 years of age and older (see section 4.4).
  7. Tebentafusp (Kimmtrak)
    KIMMTRAK is indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A*02:01-positive adult patients with unresectable or metastatic uveal melanoma.