Comment on Rivas et al. Unexpectedly Low Rate of Metastasis and Death Among Patients Treated for Uveal Melanoma with Brachytherapy, Vitrectomy, and Silicone Oil. Cancers 2025, 17, 2683

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Authors: Zélia M. Corrêa, J. William Harbour, Brian P. Marr, Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, David Alan Reichstein, Miguel Angel Materin, Amy C Schefler, Alison H. Skalet
DOI: 10.3390/cancers18081208
Cited by: 1
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Abstract

As the executive leadership of the Collaborative Ocular Oncology Group (COOG), which has conducted the largest prospective clinical studies ever performed in patients with uveal melanoma, we read with concern the recent report by Rivas, Samlowski and McCannel, which claims that brachytherapy combined with vitrectomy and silicone oil injection results in an "unexpectedly low rate" of metastasis and death in patients with uveal melanoma [...].

Fields of Study & Subjects

Ocular Oncology and Treatments Retinal and Macular Surgery Ocular Infections and Treatments

Publication details

Journal / source
Cancers
Publisher
MDPI AG
Volume
18
Issue
8
Pages
1208–1208
Publication date
10 April 2026
Language
EN