Release Date: September 30, 2025
Expiration Date: September 30, 2026
Activity Overview
Standard-of-care, first-line treatment of advanced melanoma consists of dual immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy. Available second-line options for patients who progress on first-line treatment include alternate ICI treatment, adoptive cell therapy, and oncolytic virus therapy, each of which has its benefits and challenges.
This Community Practice Connections™ program provides an in-depth review of some of the key highlights from an Association of Cancer Care Centers virtual webcast series on oncolytic immunotherapy in melanoma. This unique and engaging multimedia activity is ideal for the community-based clinician. It focuses on current and emerging second-line therapies for treating advanced melanoma, putting recent clinical trial data into clinical context. The program is designed for those who did not attend the live meeting and to help reinforce learning for those who did.
Target Audience
This educational program is directed toward community-based medical oncologists, interventional radiologists, surgeons, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care professionals who treat advanced melanoma.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this activity, you should be better prepared to:
- Evaluate clinical and safety data for second-line therapies in melanoma, including oncolytic viruses, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, and combination immunotherapies, in patients with progression on PD-1 inhibitors.
- Describe the mechanistic rationale, administration techniques, and clinical benefits of oncolytic viruses in advanced melanoma.
- Apply best practices for multidisciplinary care of patients receiving intratumoral oncolytic immunotherapies, including coordination between medical oncologists, interventional radiologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, and surgical oncologists.

Yana G. Najjar, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Clinical and Translational Research Center
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Disclosures: Speakers’ Bureau: Immunocore, Pfizer; Adviser: Bristol Myers Squibb, Immunocore, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Replimune, Therakos

Sapna Patel, MD
Dr William Robinson Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
Professor of Medicine and Ophthalmology
University of Colorado | Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, CO
Disclosures: Consultant: Daiichi Sankyo, IO Biotech, Medison, MSD, Natera, Novartis, Obsidian, Pfizer, Replimune, Scancell, TriSalus Life Sciences, Veda Trials; Grant/Research Support: 7 Hills, Immatics, iOnctura, Iovance, Linnaeus, Replimune
Faculty, Staff, and Planners’ Disclosures
The staff of Physicians’ Education Resource®, LLC have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
PER® mitigated all COI for faculty, staff, and planners prior to the start of this activity by using a multistep process.
Off-Label Disclosure and Disclaimer
This activity may or may not discuss investigational, unapproved, or off-label use of drugs. Learners are advised to consult prescribing information for any products discussed. The information provided in this accredited activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent clinical judgment of a healthcare professional relative to diagnostic, treatment, or management options for a specific patient’s medical condition. The opinions expressed in the content are solely those of the individual faculty members and do not reflect those of PER® or any company that provided commercial support for this activity.

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