Advance in Treatment of Uveal Melanoma
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Therapy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 109
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Interests: uveal melanoma; metastases; treatment
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Interests: ophthalmic epidemiology; public health; ocular oncology
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Dear Colleagues,
Uveal melanoma (UM) is adults' most common primary intraocular tumor. The biology and immunology of UM significantly differ from cutaneous melanoma, which requires separate research efforts to elucidate treatment opportunities. Intraocular tumor is currently successfully treated mainly with radiotherapy, such as brachytherapy or proton beam. Surgical methods can also be used, including egzo or endo-resection, and enucleation in the case of some advanced stages. Despite effective local treatment, it is associated with death in approximately 50% of patients due to metastatic disease. Metastases are mainly to the liver and other organs. We do not yet have effective methods of treating uveal melanoma metastases. Different characteristics of metastases require the development of treatment approaches, continuous use for optimal targeted therapy, and immunotherapy in adjuvant and metastatic settings. Understanding the biological mechanisms of UM development and metastatic spread will help to develop new possibilities for treating metastatic uveal melanoma in genetically and immunologically different groups of patients. The series of articles will be devoted to current data on the biology of UM, immunological, and genetic aspects that influence local treatment and treatment strategies for metastatic disease.
Prof. Dr. Bożena Romanowska-Dixon
Dr. Michał S. Nowak
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- uveal melanoma
- distant metastases
- treatment modalities
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