Incidence and Management of Retinopathy and Uveitis in Patients Receiving BRAF/MEK Inhibitor Therapy.

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q2 OPHTHALMOLOGY Seminars in Ophthalmology Pub Date : 2025-02-24 DOI:10.1080/08820538.2025.2468381

Isana Nakajima, Koji Yoshino, Hideki Tsuji

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Abstract

Purpose: To assess the clinical features of ocular adverse events in patients receiving BRAF/MEK inhibitor therapy.

Methods: In this retrospective study, 65 patients were treated with BRAF/MEK inhibitors (dabrafenib/trametinib or encorafenib/binimetinib).

Results: Of the 65 patients, 28 had malignant melanoma and 37 had non-melanoma malignancies. Bilateral MEK-associated retinopathy was observed in nine cases; none experienced vision loss due to MEK-associated retinopathy. Uveitis was diagnosed in four patients (6.1%), three of whom presented with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH)-like uveitis. All VKH-like uveitis cases were observed in patients with melanoma and their incidences were significantly higher in these patients than in those without melanoma (p = .04). Treatment with corticosteroids resulted in either resolution or control of symptoms in all cases of VKH-like uveitis, enabling continuation of BRAF/MEK inhibitor therapy.

Conclusion: VKH-like uveitis was found to be significantly more frequent in patients with melanoma than in those with other malignancies.

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Seminars in Ophthalmology OPHTHALMOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： Seminars in Ophthalmology offers current, clinically oriented reviews on the diagnosis and treatment of ophthalmic disorders. Each issue focuses on a single topic, with a primary emphasis on appropriate surgical techniques.