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ReviewCurrent oncology reports2020

Novel Approaches to the Systemic Management of Uveal Melanoma.

Shaheer Khan, Richard D Carvajal

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Review in Current oncology reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shaheer KhanDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 177 Ft. Washington Avenue, MHB 6GN-435, New York, NY, 10032, USA. sk4488@cumc.columbia.edu.
Richard D CarvajalDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 177 Ft. Washington Avenue, MHB 6GN-435, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Columbia University Irving Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewUveal melanoma is a distinct subtype of melanoma characterized by a unique biology and divergent response to immune therapies. In this review, we will discuss our current understanding of the pathophysiology of uveal melanoma, systemic treatment options for advanced disease, and potential future therapeutic directions. RECENT

findingsAlthough treatment with single-agent checkpoint blockade has been generally disappointing, the results of combined checkpoint blockade are modestly more promising. Several alternative systemic therapeutic approaches have been or are currently being investigated, including two agents that have been taken into registration-intent clinical trials: tebentafusp, a T cell redirecting agent, and IDE196, an oral protein kinase C inhibitor. Treatment of advanced uveal melanoma remains challenging, however, encouraging results from novel agents offer hope for improvement in the near future.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsHumansImmunotherapyMelanomaPrognosisRisk AssessmentUveal MelanomaUveal NeoplasmsAntineoplastic AgentsImmunotherapyTargeted therapyUveal melanoma

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PMID32725406
OpenAlexW3046079659

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