Regional Content Customized for Australia
This section contains resources customized for the Australian healthcare professional.
Stage II Melanoma Treatment Videos
In the following videos, Professor Grant McArthur, Executive Director of the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Center discusses the use of treatments in patients with melanoma. The videos address whether to treat, the risks versus benefits of treatment and the differences between the stages IIA, B and C. The content is customised to the Australian region. This content was recorded in March 2024.
What is Stage II melanoma?
Is Stage II melanoma at high risk for coming back?
How is Stage IIA melanoma treated?
How is Stage IIB and C melanoma treated?
How do you weigh the benefits and risks of melanoma treatment vs no treatment?
What are the side effects of treatment?
Videos from the experts!
Sequencing of Therapies in Stage IV Melanoma
In this video series, Dr. Miles Andrews, a Medical Oncologist and Head of Immuno-oncology at The Alfred, discusses sequencing strategies for Stage IV melanoma. The videos address strategies for neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy, first-line and subsequent lines of therapy, single-agent and combination immunotherapy, BRAF-targeted therapy, the management of brain metastases, clinical trials, and management of refractory disease. The videos were recorded on February 6, 2024.
When should neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy be considered in stage IV disease?
Which immunotherapy should be used for front-line BRAF wild-type patients?
Which combination should be used after progression post PD-1 therapy?
What is the role for BRAF-targeted therapy?
How should strategies be personalised for management of brain metastases?
Strategies for refractory disease
When should a clinical trial be considered?
New videos from oncology experts!
Immunotherapy Combination Therapy: Current and Emerging Approaches
In this video series, Lavinia Spain, MBBS(Hons), BMedSci FRACP, from Peter MacCallum Cancer Center discusses current and emerging perspectives on the use of combination immunotherapy in oncology. These videos, developed for the Australian audience, discuss the rationale for combination therapy, the data supporting the combination approaches, patient selection for combination immunotherapy versus other options, managing the more complex side effects associated with this approach, as well as new strategies of combined immunotherapy. We hope that this content will be useful for you to select and manage the best immunotherapy regimens for your cancer patients.
Rationale for combined immunotherapy
What are the data to support the use of combination Immunotherapy?
Patient selection for combination immunotherapy
Managing the complex adverse effect profile of combination immunotherapy
Emerging strategies for combination immunotherapy
COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations for IO Patients
In the following videos, Professor Grant McArthur, Executive Director of the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Center and Co-Chair of the Victorian COVID-19 Cancer Network, discusses the use of COVID-19 vaccines in patients with cancer, particularly in those receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). The content is customised to the Australian region. This content was recorded on October 5, 2021 and reflects the status of vaccine approvals as of that date. For an updated list of the currently available vaccines approved in Australia, please click here https://covid19.trackvaccines.org/country/australia/
Review of available COVID-19 vaccines
Timing of vaccines with different therapies (eg, recipients of stem cell transplantation/CAR T-cells)
COVID-19 vaccines and ICIs (sequencing, monitoring, and side effects)
Addressing frequently asked questions and myths about COVID-19 vaccines
Effective patient educational techniques and strategies to address vaccine hesitancy
What to look for in the future regarding COVID-19 vaccines in patients with cancer