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Collaborative Ocular Oncology Group report number 1: prospective validation of a multi-gene prognostic assay in uveal melanoma.
Ophthalmology - 1 Aug 2012
Onken Michael D, Worley Lori A, Char Devron H, Augsburger James J, Correa Zelia M, Nudleman Eric, Aaberg Thomas M, Altaweel Michael M, Bardenstein David S, Finger Paul T, Gallie Brenda L, Harocopos George J, Hovland Peter G, McGowan Hugh D, Milman Tatyana, Mruthyunjaya Prithvi, Simpson E Rand, Smith Morton E, Wilson David J, Wirostko William J, Harbour J William
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PURPOSE: This study evaluates the prognostic performance of a 15 gene expression profiling (GEP) assay that assigns primary posterior uveal melanomas to prognostic subgroups: class 1 (low metastatic risk) and class 2 (high metastatic risk). DESIGN: Prospective, multicenter study. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 459 patients with posterior uveal melanoma were enrolled from 12 independent centers. TESTING: Tumors were...
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