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SynthesisPigment cell & melanoma research2025

Prognostic and Predictive Value of ctDNA for Metastatic Uveal Melanoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Mariana Macambira Noronha, Luís Felipe Leite da Silva, Luiz Felipe Costa Almeida, Pedro Robson Costa Passos, Pedro Cotta Abrahão Reis, João Evangelista Ponte Conrado, Valbert Oliveira Costa Filho, Lucas Diniz da Conceição, Mauricio F S A Ribeiro, Samuel D Saibil and 1 more

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Synthesis in Pigment cell & melanoma research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Mariana Macambira NoronhaDepartment of Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0889-7425
Luís Felipe Leite da SilvaDepartment of Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0006-8347-1212
Luiz Felipe Costa AlmeidaDepartment of Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0008-3286-3333
Pedro Robson Costa PassosDepartment of Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0007-9049-0996
Pedro Cotta Abrahão ReisDepartment of Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8710-1784
João Evangelista Ponte ConradoDepartment of Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Valbert Oliveira Costa FilhoDepartment of Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0003-2864-0966
Lucas Diniz da ConceiçãoDepartment of Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Mauricio F S A RibeiroSarcoma Department, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5602-164X
Samuel D SaibilDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4477-8258
Erick F SaldanhaDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7972-4244

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastatic uveal melanoma (mUM) is a rare disease associated with poor prognosis and limited therapeutic options. Recent studies showed that detecting ctDNA is feasible and can aid treatment decisions for patients with mUM. We systematically searched PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases for eligible studies published up to May 2025 that included patients with mUM and reported data on the association between ctDNA and survival outcomes (OS and PFS). Statistical analyses were performed using Review Manager 5.4 software. Of the initial 450 records, seven studies met eligibility, including 518 patients with mUM. At baseline, ctDNA positivity was associated with significantly worse PFS (HR 2.34; 95% CI 1.56-3.51; p < 0.01; I

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Circulating Tumor DNAMelanomaUveal NeoplasmsHumansNeoplasm MetastasisPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisUveal MelanomaCirculating Tumor DNAliquid biopsyneoplasm metastasisprognosistebentafuspuveal melanoma

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PMID40799039
PMCPMC12344395

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