Abstract:PurposeUveal melanoma (UM) is a rare intraocular tumour with an incidence of 5 cases per million individuals per year. Up to 30% of UM patients develop metastases, most often in the liver, and there is no therapy to either prevent or treat these metastases. Despite new discoveries in the genetic and molecular background of the primary tumour, little is known about the metastatic disease.In UM Cure 2020, funded by European Union's Horizon 2020 programme, we will identify and validate at the preclinical level no… Show more
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