New Drug Shows Promise for Treating Eye Cancer Called Uveal Melanoma

Source: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, May 2021

Uveal melanoma (also called ocular melanoma) is a cancer that forms in the eye. Although rare, this malignancy is often fatal when it spreads to other parts of the body, which happens in about half of all cases.

Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Alexander Shoushtari answers common questions about uveal melanoma and explains why treatment for this disease could soon improve dramatically for many people.

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