Patterns of care and follow-up care of patients with uveal melanoma in German-speaking countries: a multinational survey of the German Dermatologic Cooperative Oncology Group (DeCOG)

Steeb T, Wessely A, Alter M, Bayerl C, Bender A, Bruning G, Dabrowski E, Debus D, Devereux N, Dippel E, Drexler K, Dücker P, Dummer R, Emmert S, Elsner P, Enk A, Gebhardt C, Gesierich A, Goebeler M, Goerdt S, Goetze S, Gutzmer R, Haferkamp S, Hansel G, Hassel JC, Heinzerling L, Kähler KC, Kaume KM, Krapf W, Kreuzberg N, Lehmann P, Livingstone E, Löffler H, Loquai C, Mauch C, Mangana J, Meier F, Meissner M, Moritz RK, Maul LV, Müller V, Mohr P, Navarini A, Van Nguyen A, Pfeiffer C, Pföhler C, Posch C, Richtig E, Rompel R, Sachse MM, Sauder S, Schadendorf D, Schatton K, Schulze HJ, Schultz E, Schilling B, Schmuth M, Simon JC, Streit M, Terheyden P, Thiem A, Tüting T, Welzel J, Weyandt G, Wesselmann U, Wollina U, Ziemer M, Zimmer L, Zutt M, Berking C, Schlaak M, Heppt M (2020)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2020

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DOI: 10.1007/s00432-020-03450-0

Abstract

Purpose: Uveal melanoma (UM) is an orphan cancer of high unmet medical need. Current patterns of care and surveillance remain unclear as they are situated in an interdisciplinary setting. Methods: A questionnaire addressing the patterns of care and surveillance in the management of patients with uveal melanoma was distributed to 70 skin cancer centers in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Frequency distributions of responses for each item of the questionnaire were calculated. Results: 44 of 70 (62.9%) skin cancer centers completed the questionnaire. Thirty-nine hospitals were located in Germany (88.6%), three in Switzerland (6.8%) and two in Austria (4.5%). The majority (68.2%) represented university hospitals. Most patients with metastatic disease were treated in certified skin cancer centers (70.7%, 29/41). Besides, the majority of patients with UM were referred to the respective skin cancer center by ophthalmologists (87.2%, 34/39). Treatment and organization of follow-up of patients varied across the different centers. 35.1% (14/37) of the centers stated to not perform any screening measures. Conclusion: Treatment patterns of patients with uveal melanoma in Germany, Austria and Switzerland remain extremely heterogeneous. A guideline for the treatment and surveillance is urgently needed.

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Universitätsklinikum Mannheim Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Regensburg Germany (DE) Klinikverbund Bremen (Gesundheit Nord) Germany (DE) Philipps-Universität Marburg Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) Germany (DE) Krankenhaus Tabea Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg A.ö.R. Germany (DE) HELIOS Kliniken Germany (DE) Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen am Rhein gGmbH Germany (DE) Technische Universität München (TUM) Germany (DE) Klinikum Bayreuth Germany (DE) Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) Germany (DE) Kantonsspital Aarau AG Switzerland (CH) Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden Germany (DE) Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main Germany (DE) Medizinische Universität Innsbruck Austria (AT) Universitätsklinikum Leipzig Germany (DE) Universitätsspital Basel Switzerland (CH) Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Essen Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Augsburg Germany (DE) Klinikum Kassel GmbH Germany (DE) Universitätsspital Zürich (USZ) Switzerland (CH) SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn GmbH Germany (DE) Medizinische Universität Graz Austria (AT) Elbe Kliniken Stade-Buxtehude Germany (DE) Universität zu Köln Germany (DE) Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität, Nürnberg Germany (DE) Fachklinik Hornheide Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Würzburg Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes (UKS) Germany (DE) Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH) / Hannover Medical School Germany (DE) Klinikum der Universität München Germany (DE) Universität zu Lübeck Germany (DE) Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Jena Germany (DE) Klinikum Dortmund Germany (DE)

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APA:

Steeb, T., Wessely, A., Alter, M., Bayerl, C., Bender, A., Bruning, G.,... Heppt, M. (2020). Patterns of care and follow-up care of patients with uveal melanoma in German-speaking countries: a multinational survey of the German Dermatologic Cooperative Oncology Group (DeCOG). Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-020-03450-0

MLA:

Steeb, Theresa, et al. "Patterns of care and follow-up care of patients with uveal melanoma in German-speaking countries: a multinational survey of the German Dermatologic Cooperative Oncology Group (DeCOG)." Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology (2020).

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