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In Brief: Melphalan (Hepzato) for Uveal Melanoma (online only)
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • September 4, 2023; (Issue 1684)
The alkylating agent melphalan (Hepzato – Delcath)
has been approved by the FDA for treatment of
uveal melanoma in adults with unresectable hepatic
metastases that affects...
The alkylating agent melphalan (Hepzato – Delcath)
has been approved by the FDA for treatment of
uveal melanoma in adults with unresectable hepatic
metastases that affects <50% of the liver and no
extrahepatic disease, or extrahepatic disease limited
to the bone, lymph nodes, subcutaneous tissues,
or lung that is amenable to resection or radiation.
Melphalan is available in a kit (Hepzato Kit) that
contains a hepatic delivery system for infusion into
the hepatic artery. The drug has been available for
years in a tablet formulation for treatment of multiple
myeloma and palliative treatment of nonresectable
epithelial ovarian cancer and in an IV solution for
treatment of multiple myeloma.