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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 Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Ulmenweg 18, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
  • Wessely A Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Ulmenweg 18, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
  • Alter M Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center, Magdeburg, Germany.
  • Bayerl C Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Skin Cancer Center Wiesbaden, Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Clinics, Wiesbaden, Germany.
  • Bender A Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
  • Bruning G Center for Venous and Dermatosurgery, Tabea Krankenhaus Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Dabrowski E Department of Dermatology, Ludwigshafen Medical Center, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
  • Debus D Department of Dermatology, Paracelsus Medical University Nuremberg, City Hospital of Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany.
  • Devereux N Center for Venous and Dermatosurgery, Tabea Krankenhaus Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Dippel E Department of Dermatology, Ludwigshafen Medical Center, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
  • Drexler K Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
  • Dücker P Department of Dermatology, Hospital of Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany.
  • Dummer R Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, University Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Emmert S Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.
  • Elsner P Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
  • Enk A Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
  • Gebhardt C Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Gesierich A Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
  • Goebeler M Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
  • Goerdt S Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Medical Center Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
  • Goetze S Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
  • Gutzmer R Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Hannover Medical School, Skin Cancer Center Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
  • Haferkamp S Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
  • Hansel G Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Städtisches Klinikum Dresden, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
  • Hassel JC Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
  • Heinzerling L Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Ulmenweg 18, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
  • Kähler KC Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
  • Kaume KM Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Klinikum Bremen-Mitte, Bremen, Germany.
  • Krapf W Department of Dermatology, SLK Hospital Heilbronn, Heilbronn, Germany.
  • Kreuzberg N Department of Dermatology and Venerology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
  • Lehmann P Department of Dermatology, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany.
  • Livingstone E Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
  • Löffler H Department of Dermatology, SLK Hospital Heilbronn, Heilbronn, Germany.
  • Loquai C Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
  • Mauch C Department of Dermatology and Venerology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
  • Mangana J Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, University Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Meier F Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
  • Meissner M Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
  • Moritz RKC Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.
  • Maul LV Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Müller V Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Medical Center Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
  • Mohr P Department of Dermatology, Elbe-Kliniken, Buxtehude, Germany.
  • Navarini A Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Van Nguyen A Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Pfeiffer C Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.
  • Pföhler C Department of Dermatology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
  • Posch C Department of Dermatology and Allergy, School of Medicine, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Richtig E Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
  • Rompel R Department of Dermatology, Klinikum Kassel, Kassel, Germany.
  • Sachse MM Skin Cancer Center, Department of Dermatology, Allergology and Phlebology, Bremerhaven Reinkenheide, Bremerhaven, Germany.
  • Sauder S Department of Dermatology, Klinikum Kassel, Kassel, Germany.
  • Schadendorf D Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
  • Schatton K Medical Faculty, Department of Dermatology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
  • Schulze HJ Department of Dermatology and Dermato-Histo-Pathology, Fachklinik Hornheide, Skin Cancer Centre, Münster, Germany.
  • Schultz E Department of Dermatology, Paracelsus Medical University Nuremberg, City Hospital of Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany.
  • Schilling B Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
  • Schmuth M Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Simon JC Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
  • Streit M Department of Dermatology, Hospital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland.
  • Terheyden P Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
  • Thiem A Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.
  • Tüting T Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center, Magdeburg, Germany.
  • Welzel J Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.
  • Weyandt G Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Hospital Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.
  • Wesselmann U Department of Dermatology, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany.
  • Wollina U Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Städtisches Klinikum Dresden, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
  • Ziemer M Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
  • Zimmer L Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
  • Zutt M Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Klinikum Bremen-Mitte, Bremen, Germany.
  • Berking C Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Ulmenweg 18, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
  • Schlaak M Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Frauenlobstr. 9-11, 80337, Munich, Germany. Max.Schlaak@med.uni-muenchen.de.
  • Heppt MV Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Ulmenweg 18, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
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  • 2020-11-21
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  • Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology. - 2020
English 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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