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OCULAR ONCOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY
Volume 8, Issue 2, Pages 110-119Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000520524
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Adult ocular oncology; Quality of life; Radiotherapy; Uveal melanoma
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This study investigated the impact of adjuvant local interventions on the quality of life in patients with uveal melanoma after proton therapy. The results showed that these interventions did not have long-lasting effects on the patients' quality of life.
Introduction: Proton beam therapy is an established primary treatment for patients with nonmetastasized uveal melanoma. Adjuvant local interventions, like intravitreal injections or surgery, were shown to improve long-term eye preservation; however, their impact on the patient's quality of life (QOL) remains unknown. Methods: In a post-radiotherapeutic follow-up, we prospectively collected data on QOL, visual acuity, and interventional adjuvant procedures. QOL was measured with QOL-C30 questionnaire and quality of life questionnaire OPT30 at baseline, and at 3 and 12 months after proton therapy. Patients were grouped by the type of adjuvant treatment. The impact on QOL was analyzed by comparing changes in the mean score values and visual acuity for different interventional subgroups, with generalized linear mixed models and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. Results: We received 108 (100%) and 95 (88.0%) questionnaires at 3 and 12 months post-therapy, respectively. Adjuvant interventions included observation (n = 61, 56.5%), intravitreal injections (n = 17, 15.7%), and an intraocular surgical procedure (n = 30, 27.8%). In the latter group, several QOL items significantly declined after the 3-month adjuvant interval, but they partially recovered at the 12-month follow-up. In all adjuvant-intervention groups, global QOL scores returned to baseline levels at 12 months. Conclusion: Posttreatment adjuvant interventions had no long-lasting effects on QOL in patients with uveal melanoma.
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