New combo therapy aims to shrink eye tumors before radiation
Disease control
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
This early-phase trial tests whether injecting the chemotherapy drug melphalan directly into the eye's blood vessels can shrink large uveal melanomas (eye cancers) enough to then treat them with radiation. Ten adults with tumors at least 8 mm thick will receive the chemo injectio…
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 17:03 UTC