Role of immune checkpoint inhibitors and novel immunotherapies in uveal melanoma

V Jindal - Chinese Clinical Oncology, 2018 - cco.amegroups.org
Uveal melanoma (UM) is one of the rare malignancies, which can be lethal despite local
treatment. Treatment options available now can control UM in early stages, but once it …

Clinical trials in metastatic uveal melanoma: Immunotherapy

M Orloff - Ocular Oncology and Pathology, 2021 - karger.com
Background: Uveal melanoma (UM) is a rare subtype of melanoma that generally has a poor
prognosis once it has metastasized. Clinical trials evaluating immune checkpoint inhibitors …

Immunotherapies for the treatment of uveal melanoma—history and future

TE Schank, JC Hassel - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: Uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy among
adults. It is, nevertheless, a rare disease, with an incidence of approximately one case per …

The role of immune checkpoint blockade in uveal melanoma

A Wessely, T Steeb, M Erdmann, L Heinzerling… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Uveal melanoma (UM) represents the most common intraocular malignancy in adults and
accounts for about 5% of all melanomas. Primary disease can be effectively controlled by …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Immunotherapy for uveal melanoma-current knowledge and perspectives

S Kaštelan, AG Antunica, LB Oresković… - Current medicinal …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Uveal melanoma is the most prevalent primary intraocular tumour in adults with the
incidence between five and six cases per million people in the United States and Europe …

[HTML][HTML] Uveal melanoma: identifying immunological and chemotherapeutic targets to treat metastases

MJ Jager, M Dogrusöz, SE Woodman - Asia-Pacific Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Uveal melanoma is an intraocular malignancy that, depending on its size and genetic make-
up, may lead to metastases in up to 50% of cases. Currently, no therapy has been proven to …

Immune checkpoint blockade for unresectable or metastatic uveal melanoma: A systematic review

MV Heppt, T Steeb, JG Schlager, S Rosumeck… - Cancer treatment …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The use of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) for uveal melanoma (UM) is little
established. The aim of this review was to provide a comprehensive overview on the …