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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Assessment of Retinal Pigment Epithelium Alterations and Chorioretinal Vascular Network Analyses in Patients under Treatment with BRAF/MEK Inhibitor for Different Malignancies: A Pilot Study.

Giuseppe Fasolino, Gil Awada, Laura Moschetta, Jorgos Socrates Koulalis, Bart Neyns, Bert Verhelst, Peter Van Elderen, Pieter Nelis, Paul Cardon de Lichtbuer, Wilfried Cools and 1 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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11 authors.

Giuseppe FasolinoOphthalmology Department, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
Gil AwadaOphthalmology Department, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-9535-0430
Laura MoschettaOphthalmology Department, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6363-2062
Jorgos Socrates KoulalisOphthalmology Department, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
Bart NeynsOphthalmology Department, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-0658-5903
Bert VerhelstOphthalmology Department, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
Peter Van ElderenOphthalmology Department, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
Pieter NelisOphthalmology Department, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
Paul Cardon de LichtbuerOphthalmology Department, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
Wilfried CoolsOphthalmology Department, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-3458-0336
Marcellinus Ten TusscherOphthalmology Department, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.

Funding

Bayer (Belgium) T202101077/001542
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the last two decades, an increasing number of so-called molecular-targeted therapies have become available for the treatment of patients with advanced malignancies. These drugs have included inhibitors of proteins in the MAPK pathway, such as BRAF and MEK inhibitors, which are characterized by a distinct toxicity profile. The eye is particularly susceptible to adverse effects due to MEK inhibitors, and the term MEKAR (MEK-inhibitor-associated retinopathy) indicates the presence of subretinal fluid, mimicking central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). The pathogenesis of the retinal alterations related to MAPK pathway inhibitors is still unclear, and questions are still open. The present study aims to assess the presence of retinal pigment epithelium alterations as predictive parameters for retinal toxicity, analyzing, at the same time, the chorioretinal vascular network in patients undergoing BRAF/MEK inhibitor treatment for different malignancies.

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BRAF/MEK inhibitor adverse effectcentral serous chorioretinopathyMEK-inhibitor-associated retinopathy

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PMID36769861
PMCPMC9918243

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