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UM has a propensity to undergo early micrometastasis prior to treatment of the primary tumor, with later emergence of overt metastatic disease. Unfortunately, the...
Uveal melanoma (UM) is a highly aggressive eye cancer that leads to metastatic death in up to half of patients, with no measurable improvement in survival over the past hal...
Melanoma is the most aggressive form of skin cancer. Although progress has been made for advanced melanoma patients with 13 new FDA-approved therapies since 2011, resistanc...
Uveal melanoma is an aggressive cancer of the eye. There is no cure for metastatic disease, and therefore it is always fatal. Predictive tests can identify patients with ag...
A type of cancer found in the colored part the eye is called uveal melanoma. This particular type of cancer can often be treated successfully with surgery and radiation. Ho...
Immunotherapies, such as CTLA-4 or PD-1 inhibitors, have revolutionized the treatment of metastatic melanoma patients. However, a key challenge to optimize the opportunity ...
Uveal melanoma is a type of melanoma that occurs in the eye as opposed to the most common presentations of melanoma, which occur on the skin. A diagnosis of uveal ...
Description: Treatment of advanced melanoma with immunotherapy agents shows striking responses in some patients, however overall responses are low. In addition, a significa...
Description: The major cause of death in uveal melanoma patients is the spread or metastasis of the cancer to other vital organs such as the liver. Although most ...
Medical Student Award – Matthew Field
CURE OM funded award Established Investigator — CURE OM – John Sondek
CURE OM funded Career Development Award – CURE OM – Dr. Richard Carvajal
Dec 02, 2025 ET
Dec 13, 2025 CT
