Molecular Analysis of Uveal Melanoma

Sarah E. Coupland; Bertil E. Damato

doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.03.036

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Molecular Analysis of Uveal Melanoma

Sarah E. Coupland, MBBS, PhD
Sarah E. Coupland
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Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Bertil E. Damato, MD, PhD
Bertil E. Damato
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Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.03.036

Onken et al

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Onken M.D.
Worley L.A.
Char D.H.
et al.

Collaborative Ocular Oncology Group Report Number 1: Prospective Validation of a Multi-Gene Prognostic Assay in Uveal Melanoma.

report a prospective evaluation of a gene expression profiling (GEP)-based assay, designed around 15 genes, that assigns uveal melanoma (UM) to 2 prognostic subgroups: Classes 1 and 2, which respectively are associated with low and high risks of metastasis. In 260 UM patients, they compared GEP with detection of chromosome 3 loss of heterozygosity using a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) assay, stating that GEP is better at predicting metastatic risk. They also claim that GEP is more accurate than other cytogenetic- or molecular methods, which they dismiss as ‘not suitable for routine clinical use.' In our opinion, the authors' claims and criticisms are not founded on adequate scientific data.

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Collaborative Ocular Oncology Group Report Number 1: Prospective Validation of a Multi-Gene Prognostic Assay in Uveal Melanoma
OphthalmologyVol. 119Issue 8
- In Brief
  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).
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OphthalmologyVol. 120Issue 7
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  We appreciate the opportunity to respond to the letter by Coupland and Damato regarding our 2012 article.1 Contrary to their claim, the gene expression profile (GEP) prognostic test for uveal melanoma has undergone much greater validation than any other competing technology, and it is the only one that has been validated in a prospective multicenter study. It meets the highest National Comprehensive Cancer Network “level I” evidence for cancer biomarkers, whereas the Liverpool group has achieved only a level III with their multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) technique.
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