Independent validation of time to treatment as a prognostic factor in uveal melanoma
- Published on 03/02/2026
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Moghadam Annahita 3, Gill Viktor Torgny 1,2, Sabazade Shiva 1,3, Hagström Anna 1, Stålhammar Gustav 1,3
1 https://ror.org/056d84691 Division of Eye and Vision, Department of Clinical Neuroscience Karolinska Institutet Eugeniavägen 12 17164 Stockholm Sweden
2 Department of Pathology Västmanland Hospital Västerås Västerås Sweden
3 https://ror.org/03z5b5h37 St. Erik Eye Hospital Stockholm Sweden
Abstract
Background An earlier study suggested that longer intervals between diagnosis and treatment of uveal melanoma are associated with worse prognosis. We evaluated whether a similar association could be observed in an independent cohort.
Methods Retrospective cohort of 336 patients with posterior uveal melanoma treated at a single referral center (2000–2011), assembled by investigators independent of the original report. We compared disease-specific (DSS)...
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