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Evaluation of oncogenic cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 2 as a therapeutic target for uveal melanoma.
Cancer metastasis reviews - 1 Sept 2018
Slater K, Hoo P S, Buckley A M, Piulats J M, Villanueva A, Portela A, Kennedy B N
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Uveal melanoma is a rare, but deadly, form of eye cancer that arises from melanocytes within the uveal tract. Although advances have emerged in treatment of the primary tumour, patients are still faced with vision loss, eye enucleation and lethal metastatic spread of the disease. Approximately 50% of uveal melanoma patients develop metastases, which occur most frequently in the liver. Metastatic patients...
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