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 …

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 …

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 …

Immune checkpoint inhibitors in uveal and conjunctival melanoma

APA Wierenga, J Cao, GPM Luyten… - International …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Many therapies are being developed that use the patient's own immune response to treat
malignancies. One of the new types of immunotherapy is the application of monoclonal …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Ipilimumab plus nivolumab for patients with metastatic uveal melanoma: a multicenter, retrospective study

YG Najjar, K Navrazhina, F Ding, R Bhatia… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common intraocular malignancy in adults. In
contrast to cutaneous melanoma (CM), there is no standard therapy, and the efficacy and …

Clinical activity and safety of Pembrolizumab in Ipilimumab pre-treated patients with uveal melanoma

I Karydis, PY Chan, M Wheater, E Arriola… - …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Untreated metastatic uveal melanoma (UM) carries a grave prognosis. Unlike
cutaneous melanoma (CM), there are no established treatments known to significantly …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic factors and outcomes in metastatic uveal melanoma treated with programmed cell death-1 or combined PD-1/cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 …

MV Heppt, L Heinzerling, KC Kähler… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Uveal melanoma (UM) is an ocular malignancy with high potential for
metastatic spread. In contrast to cutaneous melanoma, immunotherapy has not yet shown …

Immune checkpoint inhibitors for the treatment of melanoma

F Sabbatino, L Liguori, S Pepe… - Expert opinion on …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) based immunotherapy is dramatically
changing the management of many types of cancers including melanoma. In this …