Uveal melanoma metastasis

E Rossi, M Croce, F Reggiani, G Schinzari, M Ambrosio… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Survival after diagnosis of metastatic uveal melanoma has not significantly
improved over decades, most patients die within a year from diagnosis. Uveal melanoma is …

[HTML][HTML] Uveal melanoma treatment and prognostication

M Dogrusöz, MJ Jager, B Damato - Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017 - Elsevier
Approximately 90% of uveal melanomas develop in the choroid, with the remainder arising
in the ciliary body or the iris. The treatment of uveal melanoma is aimed at conserving the …

Survival rates in patients after treatment for metastasis from uveal melanoma

AM Lane, IK Kim, ES Gragoudas - JAMA ophthalmology, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Despite high rates of local tumor control in patients who are treated for uveal
melanoma, most patients will eventually die of metastasis. When metastasis develops, the …

[HTML][HTML] Delays between uveal melanoma diagnosis and treatment increase the risk of metastatic death

G Stålhammar - Ophthalmology, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate if the interval between diagnosis and treatment of posterior uveal
melanoma (UM) is associated with metastatic death. Design Retrospective, single-center …

Genetic prognostication in uveal melanoma

M Dogrusöz, MJ Jager - Acta ophthalmologica, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Uveal melanoma (UM) is a rare tumour with a high propensity to metastasize. Although no
effective treatment for metastases yet exists, prognostication in UM is relevant for patient …

[HTML][HTML] Choroidal nevi and melanoma doubling times and implications for delays in treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis

G Stålhammar, A Hagström, ME Conradi… - Survey of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The prognostic implications of delaying treatment for primary uveal melanoma remain
debated. We evaluate the impact of choroidal nevi and melanoma doubling times on …

[HTML][HTML] The prognostic value of AJCC staging in uveal melanoma is enhanced by adding chromosome 3 and 8q status

M Dogrusöz, M Bagger, SG Van Duinen… - … & visual science, 2017 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Purpose: The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system has been
validated for use as a prognostic parameter in uveal melanoma (UM). We studied whether …

Ocular treatment of choroidal melanoma in relation to the prevention of metastatic death–a personal view

B Damato - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2018 - Elsevier
About 50% of patients with choroidal melanoma develop metastatic disease, despite
successful eradication of the primary tumor. Patient care is complicated by the fact that we …

15-Gene Expression Profile and PRAME as Integrated Prognostic Test for Uveal Melanoma: First Report of Collaborative Ocular Oncology Group Study No. 2 …

JW Harbour, ZM Correa, AC Schefler… - Journal of clinical …, 2024 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Validated and accurate prognostic testing is critical for precision medicine in
uveal melanoma (UM). Our aims were to (1) prospectively validate an integrated prognostic …

Genetic analysis of uveal melanoma in 658 patients using the cancer genome atlas classification of uveal melanoma as A, B, C, and D

P Vichitvejpaisal, LA Dalvin, M Mazloumi, KG Ewens… - Ophthalmology, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) classification has been validated for uveal
melanoma (UM) prognostication. We applied TCGA classification to UM biopsied using fine …