Uveal melanoma medical therapy

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D., Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]

Overview

Pharmacologic medical therapy is recommended among patients with metastatic disease and include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy.

Medical Therapy

Pharmacologic medical therapy is recommended among patients with metastatic disease:[1][2]

References

  1. Yang J, Manson DK, Marr BP, Carvajal RD (2018). "Treatment of uveal melanoma: where are we now?". Ther Adv Med Oncol. 10: 1758834018757175. doi:10.1177/1758834018757175. PMC 5824910. PMID 29497459.
  2. Shoushtari AN, Carvajal RD (2016). "Treatment of Uveal Melanoma". Cancer Treat. Res. 167: 281–93. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-22539-5_12. PMID 26601868.