Immune checkpoint blockade for metastatic uveal melanoma: patterns of response and survival according to the presence of hepatic and extrahepatic metastasis

EAT Koch, A Petzold, A Wessely, E Dippel, A Gesierich… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This retrospective multicenter study examines the influence of hepatic and
extrahepatic metastases on the response of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) in patients …

Liver-directed treatment is associated with improved survival and increased response to immune checkpoint blockade in metastatic uveal melanoma: results from a …

EAT Koch, A Petzold, A Wessely, E Dippel… - Frontiers of …, 2023 - Springer
Metastases of uveal melanoma (UM) spread predominantly to the liver. Due to low response
rates to systemic therapies, liver-directed therapies (LDT) are commonly used for tumor …

Immune checkpoint blockade for metastatic uveal melanoma: Re-induction following resistance or toxicity

EAT Koch, A Petzold, A Wessely, E Dippel, A Gesierich… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The era of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) with nivolumab and
pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1) alone or in combination with ipilimumab (anti-CTLA-4) has led to …

Role of immune checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic uveal melanoma: a single-center retrospective cohort study

L Vanaken, FJSH Woei-A-Jin… - Acta …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Uveal melanoma is an orphan malignancy with very limited data on treatment
options in metastatic setting. Methods In this single-center retrospective study, we describe …

Combined immune checkpoint blockade for metastatic uveal melanoma: a retrospective, multi-center study

MV Heppt, T Amaral, KC Kähler, L Heinzerling… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Uveal melanoma (UM) is highly refractory to treatment with dismal prognosis in
advanced stages. The value of the combined checkpoint blockade with CTLA-4 and PD-1 …

Real-world impact of immune checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic uveal melanoma

KF Bol, E Ellebaek, L Hoejberg, MM Bagger… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common intraocular malignancy in adults and shows a
high rate of metastatic spread. As randomized clinical trials with immune checkpoint …

Efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibition in metastatic uveal melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JP Pham, L On, L Ardolino, J Hurwitz… - Melanoma …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Metastatic uveal melanoma (mUM) has historically been associated with short survival and
limited effective treatments. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have been trialed in mUM; …

Immune checkpoint inhibitors for metastatic uveal melanoma: a meta-analysis

K Yamada, M Takeuchi, T Fukumoto, M Suzuki… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Several studies have evaluated immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for metastatic uveal
melanoma; however, the efficacy of ICIs in the previous studies varied greatly. In this …

Optimizing immune checkpoint blockade in metastatic uveal melanoma: exploring the association of overall survival and the occurrence of adverse events

EAT Koch, A Petzold, E Dippel, M Erdmann… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Despite recent advancements in the treatment of metastatic uveal melanoma
(UM), the availability of further treatment options remains limited and the prognosis …

Combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors and liver-specific therapies in liver-metastatic uveal melanoma: can we thus overcome its high resistance?

CL Blomen, J Kött, TI Hartung, LK Torster, C Gebhardt - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have failed to overcome the high
therapy resistance of Metastatic Uveal Melanoma (MUM) in contrast to the dramatic benefits …