Comparison of iodine-125 plaque brachytherapy and gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery treatment outcomes for uveal melanoma patients

Purpose To compare the efficacies of iodine-125 brachytherapy (IBT) and gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery (GKRS) in the treatment of posterior uveal melanoma. Methods The demographic data and tumor characteristics at diagnosis of 201 patients treated with IBT and 52 patients treated with GKRS we...

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Published in:Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology 2022-04, Vol.260 (4), p.1337-1343
Main Authors: Guleser, Umit Yasar, Sarici, Ahmet Murat, Ucar, Didar, Gonen, Busenur, Sengul Samanci, Nilay, Özgüroğlu, Mustafa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acuity
Brachytherapy
Brachytherapy - adverse effects
Cataracts
Diagnosis
Glaucoma
Humans
Iodine
Iodine Radioisotopes
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Melanoma
Metastases
Metastasis
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Optic neuropathy
Patients
Radiation therapy
Radiosurgery
Retinopathy
Retrospective Studies
Survival
Treatment Outcome
Tumors
Uveal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Uveal Neoplasms - radiotherapy
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Summary:Purpose To compare the efficacies of iodine-125 brachytherapy (IBT) and gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery (GKRS) in the treatment of posterior uveal melanoma. Methods The demographic data and tumor characteristics at diagnosis of 201 patients treated with IBT and 52 patients treated with GKRS were recorded. The two treatments were then compared in terms of complications, local control, eye retention, metastasis, and overall survival rate. Results The median follow-up time was 56 months for the GKRS group and 45 months for the IBT group ( p  = 0.167). There were no significant differences in demographic data or tumor characteristics between the groups at diagnosis. Radiation retinopathy, radiation optic neuropathy, and neovascular glaucoma occurred at similar rates in both groups. However, radiation maculopathy and cataracts occurred more frequently in the GKRS group. The number of cases that have developed vision loss (worsening of best-corrected visual acuity on three or more lines on the Snellen chart) was significantly higher in the GKRS group (60%) compared to the IBT group (44%) ( p  = 0.048). Local control, metastasis, and 5-year overall survival rates were statistically similar in both groups. Conclusions GKRS can be preferred as an eye-sparing treatment option for posterior uveal melanoma in cases where brachytherapy cannot be used.
ISSN:0721-832X
1435-702X
DOI:10.1007/s00417-021-05472-x