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ArticleEye (London, England)2025

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada-like disease secondary to anticancer treatment: a multicentre case series.

Cristhian A Urzua, Alvaro Olate-Perez, Rodrigo Anguita, Ariel Schlaen, Marion R Munk, Ester Carreño, Manuel Garza-Leon, Maite Sainz-de-la-Maza, Alfredo Adan, Masaru Takeuchi and 13 more

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Cristhian A UrzuaLaboratory of Ocular and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. cristhian.urzua@uchile.cl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5325-0415
Alvaro Olate-PerezLaboratory of Ocular and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Rodrigo AnguitaMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Ariel SchlaenRed de Investigación en Inmunología Ocular de Latinoamerica (RIOLAT), Santiago, Chile.
Marion R MunkDepartment of Ophthalmology, Inselspital University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6227-2242
Ester CarreñoFundacion Jimenez Diaz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0055-9547
Manuel Garza-LeonRed de Investigación en Inmunología Ocular de Latinoamerica (RIOLAT), Santiago, Chile.
Maite Sainz-de-la-MazaInstitut Clinic d'Oftalmologia, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Alfredo AdanInstitut Clinic d'Oftalmologia, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Masaru TakeuchiDepartment of Ophthalmology, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan.
Carlos PavesioMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Pablo E SabatDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Eduardo LabbeFacultad de Medicina, Clinica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile.
Gonzalo DuarteInstituto de Salud Visual (ISV), Valparaiso, Chile.
Cristobal CoutoRed de Investigación en Inmunología Ocular de Latinoamerica (RIOLAT), Santiago, Chile.
Loreto CuitinoLaboratory of Ocular and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Lourdes Arellanes-GarciaRed de Investigación en Inmunología Ocular de Latinoamerica (RIOLAT), Santiago, Chile.
Michelle FuseauUveitis Unit. Department of Ophthalmology. Hospital de Clinicas. Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Ernesto CairoliUveitis Unit. Department of Ophthalmology. Hospital de Clinicas. Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Rodrigo VidalLaboratory of Ocular and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Andre CuriRed de Investigación en Inmunología Ocular de Latinoamerica (RIOLAT), Santiago, Chile.
Alejandra de-la-TorreRed de Investigación en Inmunología Ocular de Latinoamerica (RIOLAT), Santiago, Chile.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0684-1989
Luz Elena Concha-Del-RioRed de Investigación en Inmunología Ocular de Latinoamerica (RIOLAT), Santiago, Chile.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0081-7745

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo describe the clinical features of a case series of patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH)-like disease secondary to anticancer treatment.

methodsRetrospective, non-interventional multicentre case-series study. Seventeen patients (34 eyes) with VKH-like disease secondary to anticancer treatment, seen between 2014 and 2023. Main outcome measures were patients' extraocular and ophthalmic clinical features, treatment, visual outcome, and complications.

resultsFourteen out of 17 patients presented with skin melanoma. The main anticancer therapies were BRAF/MEK inhibitor (8/17 patients) and PD1 inhibitor (4/17 patients). Fifteen patients presented with ocular symptoms within 16 weeks after initiating anticancer therapy. Most of the eyes exhibited anterior chamber cells (n = 30), flare (n = 20), and vitritis (n = 11). All patients had subretinal fluid, and 24/34 eyes had foveal involvement. The mean subfoveal choroidal thickness measured by EDI-OCT was 483.42 ± 262.46 µm. In 12 cases, the oncology team decided to stop the anticancer therapy, and all but one patient was treated with high-dose oral corticosteroids for a median of 16 weeks. At the last follow-up visit, control of ocular inflammation had been achieved in 16 cases (median follow-up: 62 weeks, range 16-104 weeks). The most common complications were cataract and ocular hypertension (10 patients).

conclusionsVKH-like features in the context of emerging novel anticancer therapies represent a unique clinical phenotype in which the cornerstone of management should include high doses of systemic corticosteroids, using immunomodulatory therapy as a second-line treatment in patients with a refractory disorder. In addition, a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach, including an oncologist, should consider the safety of anticancer treatment cessation.

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Antineoplastic AgentsUveomeningoencephalitic SyndromeAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSkin NeoplasmsTomography, Optical CoherenceVisual AcuityAntineoplastic Agents

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PMCPMC12130264

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