Title of article :
Systemic Treatment of Metastatic Conjunctival Melanoma
Author/Authors :
Torres, Simão Pinto Department of Medical Oncology - Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca E.P.E. - Amadora, Portugal , Andr ́e, Teresa Department of Medical Oncology - Instituto Portuguˆes de Oncologia de Lisboa - Francisco Gentil E.P.E. - Lisboa, PortugaL , Gouveia, Emanuel Department of Medical Oncology - Instituto Portuguˆes de Oncologia de Lisboa - Francisco Gentil E.P.E. - Lisboa, PortugaL , Jos ́e Passos, Maria Department of Medical Oncology - Instituto Portuguˆes de Oncologia de Lisboa - Francisco Gentil E.P.E. - Lisboa, PortugaL , Costa, L ́ıvio Department of Ophthalmology - Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central E.P.E. - Lisboa, Portugal
Abstract :
Conjunctival melanoma (CM) is an exceptionally rare tumor, with a propensity for local and distant recurrence, with the lungs,skin, liver, and brain being the most common sites of metastasis. Recent progress in systemic treatments, with checkpointinhibitors and targeted therapies blocking BRAF and MEK, has rede6ned the standard of care of advanced unresectable andmetastatic melanoma. Although most trials did not include patients with conjunctival melanoma, its close molecular and geneticrelationship to cutaneous melanoma might suggest a similar response to these novel agents. (e authors describe two uncommoncases of metastatic conjunctival melanomas with distinct genetic pro6les and, as such, submitted to different systemic treatments
Keywords :
Systemic Treatment , Metastatic Conjunctival Melanoma , Conjunctival melanoma (CM)
Journal title :
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine