Erwin Van Meir, University of Alabama at Birmingham (IMAGE)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Erwin Van Meir, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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A preclinical study offers hope for treatment of uveal melanoma, a rare and deadly cancer of the eye. A small molecule inhibitor has been identified that dampens the potent drivers of this tumor. In mouse models, the inhibitor strongly limited primary disease in the eye and metastatic tumor dissemination to the liver, and animals survived longer, without overt side effects.

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