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Thariat J, Mathis T, Pace-Loscos T, Peyrichon ML, Maschi C, Rosier L, Nguyen M, Bonnin N, Aloi D, Gastaud L, Gaucher D, Caujolle JP, Château Y, Herault J. Single-Masked Randomized Phase 2 Study Assessing 2 Forms of Hypofractionated Proton Therapy in Patients With Large Choroidal Melanomas. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:357-369. [PMID: 37257661 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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PURPOSE Patients with large uveal melanomas are at major risk of liver metastases. Some patients are reluctant to undergo the standard treatment (ie, immediate enucleation). Proton therapy yields 5-year local control rates and eyeball retention of >85% and ≈20% in large uveal melanomas. Patients with T3/T4 uveal melanomas refusing enucleation were randomized between standard 4 to 13 Gy-fraction or moderately hypofractionated 8 to 6.5 Gy-fraction proton therapy. The main endpoint was the 2-year local recurrence-free survival without enucleation. METHODS AND MATERIALS A single-masked 1:2 randomized phase 2 trial was conducted between 2015 and 2017 with planned endoresection and distance to the posterior pole as strata. Local events were defined as local relapse, or enucleation due to complications or relapse. RESULTS The 32 patients, with a mean age of 64 years, had T3/4 (N = 17/15), M1 (N = 2) uveal melanomas, of mean tumor diameter and thickness of 16.5 mm and 9.1 mm, and of posterior location in 56.5%. Median follow-up was 56.7 months. The 2-year local recurrence-free survival rate without enucleation was 79% (95% confidence interval, 65%-96%), similar in both arms. There were 9 enucleations, 3 at relapse and 6 for toxicities. Twelve patients had distant metastases. The 2-year-overall survival was 72% (95% confidence interval, 58%-89%). At baseline, visual acuity by average logarithm value of the minimum angle of resolution was 0.68 and 0.70 in the standard and experimental arms, and at last follow-up 2 and 1.7, with mean differences of 1.44 and 1.01, respectively (P = .39). CONCLUSION An 8-times 6.5 Gy scheme is feasible without deteriorating local control and with similar toxicity rates in patients with large uveal melanomas. Larger studies incorporating adjuvant treatments are warranted.
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- Juliette Thariat
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Centre François Baclesse, Caen, France; Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire, Caen, France; Unicaen-Normandie Université, Caen, France.
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- Service d'Ophtalmologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Croix-Rousse, Hospices Civils de Lyon; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France; UMR5510 MATEIS, CNRS, INSA Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Proton Therapy Center, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Nice, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Proton Therapy Center, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Nice, France
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Pasteur Hospital, Nice Teaching Hospital, Nice, France
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- Eye Clinic, Centre d'Exploration et de Traitement de la Retine et de la Macula, Bordeaux, France
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- Service d'Ophtalmologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Croix-Rousse, Hospices Civils de Lyon; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France; UMR5510 MATEIS, CNRS, INSA Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Eye University Clinic Gabriel Montpied, Clermont Ferrand, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Proton Therapy Center, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Nice, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Proton Therapy Center, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Nice, France
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- Department of Ophthalmology, New Civil Hospital, Strasbourg University Hospital, FMTS, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Pasteur Hospital, Nice Teaching Hospital, Nice, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Proton Therapy Center, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Nice, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Proton Therapy Center, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Nice, France
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Miguez S, Lee RY, Chan AX, Demkowicz PC, Jones BSCL, Long CP, Abramson DH, Bosenberg M, Sznol M, Kluger H, Goldbaum MH, Francis JH, Pointdujour-Lim R, Bakhoum MF. Validation of the Prognostic Usefulness of the Gene Expression Profiling Test in Patients with Uveal Melanoma. Ophthalmology 2023; 130:598-607. [PMID: 36739981 PMCID: PMC10619207 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To validate the prognostic usefulness of gene expression profile (GEP) testing in patients with uveal melanoma. To determine whether combining tumor size with the GEP classification provides additional prognostic value. DESIGN Retrospective analysis. PARTICIPANTS Patients with a diagnosis of choroidal melanoma examined at Yale New Haven Hospital; University of California, San Diego; and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. METHODS Patients' demographic and clinical data and tumor characteristics were collected. Univariate and multivariate Cox hazard regression analysis were used to assess the association between tumor characteristics and GEP classification with metastasis as an outcome. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Metastasis-free survival (MFS). RESULTS Of the 337 individuals included in the study, 87 demonstrated metastases. The mean follow-up time was 37.2 (standard deviation [SD], 40.2) months for patients with metastases and 55.0 (SD, 49.3) months for those without metastases. Tumors of larger thickness and GEP class 2 (vs. class 1) were associated significantly with increased risk of metastasis. Tumor thickness showed better prognostic usefulness than GEP classification (Wald statistic, 40.7 and 24.2, respectively). Class 2 tumors with a thickness of 7.0 mm or more were associated with increased risk of metastasis than tumors with a thickness of < 7.0 mm (hazard ratio [HR], 3.23; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.61-6.51), whereas class 1 tumors with a thickness of 9.0 mm or more were associated with increased risk of metastasis than tumors with a thickness of < 9.0 mm (HR, 2.07; 95% CI, 0.86-4.99). No difference in MFS was found between patients with class 1A tumors compared with those with class 1B tumors (P = 0.8). Patients with class 2 tumors showed an observed 5-year MFS of 47.5% (95% CI, 36.0%-62.8%). CONCLUSIONS Tumor size was the most significant predictor of metastasis and provided additional prognostic value independent of GEP classification. In addition, rates of metastasis for class 2 tumors were lower than estimates reported by Castle Bioscience, and no difference in rates of metastasis were found between class 1A and 1B tumors. This indicates that tumor size should be accounted for when relying on GEP for prognostication and that patients with GEP class 1A or 1B tumors may benefit from the same metastatic surveillance protocols. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE(S) The author(s) have no proprietary or commercial interest in any materials discussed in this article.
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- Sofia Miguez
- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- The Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Yale Cancer Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Yale Cancer Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut; Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Yale Cancer Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut; Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- The Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Yale Cancer Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Yale Cancer Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
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Liang X, Rong Y, Wang J, Zhang H. Primary Sites of Uveal Melanoma Associated with Distinct Survival Outcomes and Clinicopathological Features: A SEER Population-Based Study of 4359 Cases. Int J Gen Med 2021; 14:5221-5232. [PMID: 34512005 PMCID: PMC8427688 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s328910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objective We sought to investigate clinicopathological characteristics correlated with the prognosis of uveal melanoma (UM) patients and find the driving factors of prognosis for ciliary/iris melanoma relative to choroid melanoma. Materials and Methods We collected patients with uveal melanoma between 1983 and 2012 from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Primary outcomes were evaluated as cancer-specific survival (CSS) and overall survival (OS). The Kaplan-Meier analysis was applied for the univariate analysis of CSS and OS and corresponding survival curves. Cox proportional hazards regression was used for multivariate analysis to value hazard ratio (HR) of ciliary body/iris melanoma subgroup versus choroid melanoma subgroup. Results A total of 4359 eligible patients were collected in our study. Novel potential prognostic factors for CSS and OS of UM were identified. Age at diagnosis, sex, primary tumor site, histologic subtype, tumor size, the extent of disease, and treatment were the independent prognostic factors for UM patients (P < 0.05). Interestingly, when concerned with the primary site of UM, we found that the ciliary body/iris melanoma subgroup showed significant differences in prognosis (both CSS and OS), sex, histologic type, the extent of disease, and treatment options relative to choroid melanoma subgroup (P < 0.05). Subsequently, stratification analyses suggested that the distinct survival outcomes between the ciliary body/iris melanoma and choroid melanoma subgroups mainly attributed to patient sex, age, tumor size, the extent of disease, and treatment options (P < 0.05). Conclusion Age, sex, primary tumor site, histologic subtype, tumor size, the extent of disease, and treatment options are independent prognostic indicators for UM patients. Besides, the ciliary body/iris melanoma subgroup shows worse survival outcomes than choroid melanoma. Our findings offer inspiration to the individual treatment for UM patients with different primary sites.
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- Xin Liang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Use of Photon-based Stereotactic Radiosurgery Versus Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Uveal Melanoma. Am J Clin Oncol 2020; 44:32-42. [DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Lim LS, Giblin ME. Uveal melanoma in 2020: Does size still matter? Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2020; 48:554-557. [DOI: 10.1111/ceo.13805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Li‐Anne S. Lim
- Department of Ocular Oncology Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Discipline of Ophthalmology Sydney Eye Hospital Campus, University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Department of Ocular Oncology Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Discipline of Ophthalmology Sydney Eye Hospital Campus, University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
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Yang X, Dalvin LA, Mazloumi M, Chang M, Shields JA, Mashayekhi A, Shields CL. Impact of uveal melanoma thickness on post-plaque radiotherapy outcomes in the prophylactic anti-vascular endothelial growth factor era in 1131 patients. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2020; 48:610-623. [PMID: 32277560 DOI: 10.1111/ceo.13758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2019] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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IMPORTANCE The impact of tumour thickness on radiation complications following plaque radiotherapy for uveal melanoma in the anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) era remains unknown. BACKGROUND To evaluate treatment outcomes following plaque radiotherapy and prophylactic intravitreal bevacizumab for uveal melanoma based on initial tumour thickness. DESIGN This was a retrospective, interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS Patients with uveal melanoma were included in this study. METHODS A review of medical records was conducted of patients with uveal melanoma treated with plaque radiotherapy and prophylactic intravitreal bevacizumab from 7 July 2000 to 2 November 2018. MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES Radiation-related outcomes of cystoid macular oedema (CME), radiation maculopathy, papillopathy, retinopathy, iris neovascularization (NVI) and neovascular glaucoma (NVG) were compared based on tumour thickness (small [<3.0 mm] vs medium [3.1-8.0 mm] vs large [>8.0 mm]). RESULTS Of 1131 eyes, 341 (30%) had small, 633 (56%) medium and 157 (14%) large melanoma. Comparison (small vs medium vs large) at 4 years following radiotherapy revealed large melanoma with greater Kaplan-Meier estimated risk of CME (37% vs 37% vs 63%, P < .001), earlier onset of CME (33 vs 26 vs 19 months, P < .001) and greater development of NVI (<1% vs 2% vs 13%, P < .001) and NVG (1% vs 2% vs 12%, P < .001). Radiation-induced maculopathy, papillopathy and retinopathy were not associated with tumour thickness. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Compared with small and medium uveal melanoma, large uveal melanoma demonstrated greater 48-month risk for CME, shorter time to CME onset and greater development of NVI and NVG following plaque radiotherapy and prophylactic intravitreal bevacizumab.
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- Xiaolu Yang
- Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults. UMs are usually initiated by a mutation in GNAQ or GNA11, unlike cutaneous melanomas, which usually harbour a BRAF or NRAS mutation. The annual incidence in Europe and the USA is ~6 per million population per year. Risk factors include fair skin, light-coloured eyes, congenital ocular melanocytosis, ocular melanocytoma and the BAP1-tumour predisposition syndrome. Ocular treatment aims at preserving the eye and useful vision and, if possible, preventing metastases. Enucleation has largely been superseded by various forms of radiotherapy, phototherapy and local tumour resection, often administered in combination. Ocular outcomes are best with small tumours not extending close to the optic disc and/or fovea. Almost 50% of patients develop metastatic disease, which usually involves the liver, and is usually fatal within 1 year. Although UM metastases are less responsive than cutaneous melanoma to chemotherapy or immune checkpoint inhibitors, encouraging results have been reported with partial hepatectomy for solitary metastases, with percutaneous hepatic perfusion with melphalan or with tebentafusp. Better insight into tumour immunology and metabolism may lead to new treatments.
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Wang TW, Liu HW, Bee YS. Distant metastasis in choroidal melanoma with spontaneous corneal perforation and intratumoral calcification: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2019; 7:4044-4051. [PMID: 31832407 PMCID: PMC6906580 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i23.4044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults, but its incidence is low in Asian populations. Spontaneous corneal perforation and intratumoral calcification are rare presentations of choroidal melanoma (CM) , and reports regarding these presentations have been limited. Even after complete surgical treatment, the prognosis of CM patients is usually poor if distant metastasis is present. We here present a case of CM with unique presentations and early distant metastasis to the liver.
CASE SUMMARY A 63-year-old Asian woman presented to our hospital with complaint of pain and brownish discharge from her left eye for 3 d. Imaging studies revealed intratumoral calcification within the left eye with eyeball rupture. Enucleation of the left eye was performed and pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of CM. Systemic surveillance revealed no metastatic diseases. However, the patient was lost to follow-up 3 mo after surgery. At 1.5 years after the operation, she presented to our emergency department with complaint of dull epigastric pain that radiated to the back for 1 d. Imaging studies revealed a large mass at the upper abdomen abutting the pancreatic neck and body as well as several nodular lesions in the liver. Fine needle biopsy was performed and findings confirmed liver and pancreatic metastases.
CONCLUSION This case highlights the importance of continued follow-up of patients with CM.
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- Tso-Wen Wang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan
- Yuh-Ing Junior College of Health Care and Management, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan
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Zhang B, Wu H, Hao J, Wu Y, Yang B. Inhibition of DNA-PKcs activity re-sensitizes uveal melanoma cells to radio- and chemotherapy. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 522:639-646. [PMID: 31785810 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.11.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common primary intraocular tumor in adults. Despite of important progress in the local therapy, high radioresistance in primary tumor and chemoresistance in metastatic disease are the major obstacles for UM therapy. Therefore, strategies to overcome resistance to radiation or chemotherapy in UM are urgently needed. In this study, we found that phosphorylation of DNA-PKcs, which is the key factor of non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) pathway, was remarkably overexpressed in ionizing radiation (IR)- and Selumetinib resistant UM cells. Increased amount of NHEJ events were also observed in resistant UM cells. Inhibition of DNA-PKcs by NU7441 significantly impaired DNA repair and re-sensitized resistant UM cells to radiation and Selumetinib both in vitro and in vivo. The results demonstrate increased DNA double strand break repair as a mechanism of resistance to ionizing radiation and Selumetinib, and identify DNA-PKcs as a promising target for radio-and chemotherapy in UM patients.
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- Bingjie Zhang
- Department of Ophthalmology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Songyuan Central Hospital, Songyuan, China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
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- China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
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Jha J, Singh MK, Singh L, Pushker N, Bajaj MS, Sen S, Kashyap S. Expression of BAP1 and ATM proteins: Association with AJCC tumor category in uveal melanoma. Ann Diagn Pathol 2019; 44:151432. [PMID: 31864162 DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2019.151432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our aim is to detect the association of BAP1 with ATM protein with AJCC tumor category and its prognostic significance. METHODS Based on AJCC tumor category, 69 patients samples were categorized into group A (LBD > 15 mm & tumor thickness ≥ 8 mm) and group B (LBD ≤ 15 mm & tumor thickness < 8 mm) subjected to immunohistochemistry to assess the nuclear expression of ATM and BAP1 proteins. Mutational analysis of BAP1 was performed on five samples from each group. RESULTS Group A tumors showed insertion mutation of BAP1 gene while there was no mutation seen in group B tumor. At translational level loss of ATM and BAP1 was found in 65% and 66% of cases respectively. Loss of ATM with BAP1 was seen in 55% of cases which was more frequent in group A which was statically significant with metastasis (p = 0.006), advanced tumor staging (p = 0.021) and reduced metastasis-free survival (p = 0.048). On multivariate analysis loss of ATM along with BAP1 came out to be an independent prognostic marker (p = 0.035). CONCLUSION Our data suggest that loss of BAP1 along with ATM might serve as a potential prognostic indicator in patients with an advanced AJCC tumor category, which leads to an increased risk of metastasis.
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- Jayanti Jha
- Department of Ocular Pathology, Dr.R.P.Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
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- Department of Ocular Pathology, Dr.R.P.Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
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- Department of Biosciences, JMI, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dr.R.P.Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dr.R.P.Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
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- Department of Ocular Pathology, Dr.R.P.Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
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- Department of Ocular Pathology, Dr.R.P.Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India.
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Liang C, Peng LY, Zou M, Chen X, Chen Y, Chen H, Xiao L, Yan N, Zhang J, Zhao Q, Huang X. Heterogeneity of GNAQ/11 mutation inversely correlates with the metastatic rate in uveal melanoma. Br J Ophthalmol 2019; 105:587-592. [PMID: 31533929 DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2019-314867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2019] [Revised: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine whether the GNAQ/11 mutation correlated with the outcome of patients with uveal melanoma (UM) when genetic heterogeneity was considered. METHODS We performed a retrospective study of sixty-seven patients with UM. The heterogeneity of GNAQ/11 was examined by using droplet digital PCR. The correlation between metastasis and heterogeneity of the GNAQ/11 mutation was analysed. Disease free survival curves were constructed using the Kaplan-Meier method, and the Wilcoxon log-rank test was used to compare the curves. RESULTS The GNAQ/11 mutation ratio was varied between each case. Among these patients, 28.35% of them harboured homogeneous mutation of GNAQ/11, 62.69% present heterogeneous mutation and 8.96% didn't present either GNAQ or GNA11 mutation. The tumour with heterogeneous mutation of GNAQ/11 has a higher metastatic rate than that with homogeneous mutation (13/29 vs 1/18, p=0.027). In Kaplan-Meier analysis, metastasis-free survival was not significantly associated with either homogeneous or heterogeneous mutation of GNAQ/11. CONCLUSION The mutation ratio of GNAQ/11 in UM was quite variable. The tumour with heterogeneous mutation of GNAQ/11 is more likely to develop a poor prognosis than that with homogeneous mutation of GNAQ/11.
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- Chen Liang
- Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China .,Research Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, State key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, SiChuan University, Cheng Du, Sichuan, China
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- Medical department, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Research core facility, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Cheng Du, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Research Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, State key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, SiChuan University, Cheng Du, Sichuan, China
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- Research Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, State key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, SiChuan University, Cheng Du, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Jha J, Singh MK, Singh L, Pushker N, Bajaj MS, Sen S, Kashyap S. Prognostic relevance of ATM protein in uveal melanoma and its association with clinicopathological factors. Int J Clin Oncol 2019; 24:1526-1535. [PMID: 31377937 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-019-01519-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE Uveal melanoma (UM) is an intraocular malignancy commonly arising from choroid which can cause visual loss or metastasis. Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) protein is an activator of DNA damage response and its role in uveal melanoma (UM) is still unexplored. Therefore, the study aims to detect the expression and localization of ATM protein and its association with clinicopathological parameters METHODS: Expression of nuclear ATM (nATM) was investigated on 69 formalin fixed paraffin embedded choroidal melanoma samples by immunohistochemistry and validated by western blotting. Results were then correlated with clinical and histopathological parameters. Prognostic significance was determined by the Kaplan-Meier analysis and the multivariate analysis by Cox's hazard proportional method. RESULTS Loss of nATM was observed in 65% of cases, which was statistically significant with the reduced disease-free survival (p = 0.042). This loss was more frequently found in cases with high-risk histopathological factors like epithelioid cell type, tumor infiltrating lymphocytes and high pigmentation which might help in the progression of melanoma. On multivariate analysis, extraocular spread and loss of nATM were found to be independent prognostic factors (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Our data suggest that loss of nATM protein might serve as a poor prognostic marker in the pathogenesis of uveal melanoma which may lead to increased risk of metastasis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jayanti Jha
- Department of Ocular Pathology, Dr. R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Ocular Pathology, Dr. R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biosciences, JMI, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dr. R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dr. R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Ocular Pathology, Dr. R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
| | - Seema Kashyap
- Department of Ocular Pathology, Dr. R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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