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Quality of life in the follow-up of uveal melanoma patients after enucleation in comparison to CyberKnife treatment

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Abstract

Purpose

To compare quality of life (QoL) in patients with uveal melanoma after enucleation and stereotactic radiosurgery to that in an age-matched patient collective.

Methods

QoL was assessed in a cross-sectional survey and compared among 32 uveal melanoma patients after enucleation, 48 patients after stereotactic radiosurgery (CyberKnife®; Accuray® Incorporated, Sunnyvale, CA, USA), and an age-matched control group of 35 patients, using the SF-12 Health Survey. Statistical analysis was performed with Fisher’s exact test, Student’s t test, one-way ANOVA analysis, Wilcoxon rank-sum (Mann–Whitney test), and ordered logistic regression for multivariate analysis.

Results

There was no significant difference in QoL between patients treated by stereotactic radiosurgery and the age-matched control group. After enucleation, patients presented significantly lower values in Physical Functioning (PF), Role Physical (RP), and Role Emotional (RE) compared to the radiosurgery and control group. To control for the overall QoL lowering effect of visual loss, the QoL of the patients who underwent enucleation was compared with the QoL of patients suffering severe functional loss after CyberKnife radiosurgery in a subgroup analysis, which showed no statistically significant difference. The number of comorbidities had a significant impact on QoL in multivariate analysis.

Conclusions

Superior performance in PF, RP, and RE suggests that CyberKnife represents a suitable first-line therapy for uveal melanoma. In cases with painful amaurosis or vast tumor recurrence, enucleation can be performed with an acceptable QoL outcome.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Klinikum der Universität München Campus Innenstadt, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Mathildenstraße 8, D-80336, Munich, Germany

    A. Klingenstein, A. K. Mühlhofer, S. F. Leicht, U. C. Schaller, C. Hintschich & K. H. Eibl

  2. European CyberKnife® Center, Munich, Germany

    C. Fürweger, A. Muacevic & B. Wowra

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Klingenstein, A., Fürweger, C., Mühlhofer, A.K. et al. Quality of life in the follow-up of uveal melanoma patients after enucleation in comparison to CyberKnife treatment. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 254, 1005–1012 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-015-3216-7

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