Globe Salvage and Vision Preservation by Neoadjuvant Darovasertib and Crizotinib in Uveal Melanoma

Purpose: To report the effective use of neoadjuvant darovasertib and crizotinib in a patient with a large uveal melanoma (UM) in his only functional eye.

Design: Case report.

Subjects: One patient with T4b UM.

Intervention: Neoadjuvant darovasertib and crizotinib, followed by plaque brachytherapy.

Main outcome measures: Objective tumor response and conversion from planned enucleation to placement of fovea- and optic nerve-sparing plaque brachytherapy.

Results: A patient with a history of left eye blindness from retinal artery occlusion presented with rapidly declining right eye vision due to a primary UM measuring 18 mm in maximal diameter and 16.5 mm in maximal thickness. To salvage vision, neoadjuvant treatment was initiated using darovasertib and crizotinib. After 6 months of neoadjuvant treatment, which included intraocular lens replacement for tumor-associated cataract, the tumor regressed to 14.1 mm in maximal diameter and 2.6 mm in maximal thickness, enabling treatment with plaque brachytherapy rather than enucleation.

Conclusions: The combination of darovasertib and crizotinib for UM is an effective neoadjuvant strategy that warrants further investigation as an approach to improve visual outcomes from the treatment of primary UM.

Financial disclosure: The other authors have no proprietary or commercial interest in any materials discussed in this article.