Leptomeningeal disease in melanoma patients: An update to treatment, challenges, and future directions

Isabella C. Glitza, Keiran S.M. Smalley, Priscilla K. Brastianos, Michael A. Davies, Ian McCutcheon, James K.C. Liu, Kamran A. Ahmed, John A. Arrington, Brittany R. Evernden, Inna Smalley, Zeynep Eroglu, Nikhil Khushalani, Kim Margolin, Harriet Kluger, Michael B. Atkins, Hussein Tawbi, Adrienne Boire, Peter Forsyth

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Abstract

In February 2018, the Melanoma Research Foundation and the Moffitt Cancer Center hosted the Second Summit on Melanoma Central Nervous System Metastases in Tampa, Florida. The meeting included investigators from multiple academic centers and disciplines. A consensus summary of the progress and challenges in melanoma parenchymal brain metastases was published (Eroglu et al., Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, 2019, 32, 458). Here, we will describe the current state of basic, translational, clinical research, and therapeutic management, for melanoma patients with leptomeningeal disease. We also outline key challenges and barriers to be overcome to make progress in this deadly disease.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)527-541
Number of pages15
JournalPigment Cell and Melanoma Research
Volume33
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2020

Keywords

  • intrathecal therapy
  • leptomeningeal carcinomatosis
  • leptomeningeal disease
  • melanoma
  • neoplastic meningitis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Oncology
  • Dermatology

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