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Title

Vaccination for prevention of metastases of uveal melanoma

Purpose	To introduce a study for the prevention of uveal melanoma metastases by vaccination.
Methods	Patients who underwent enucleation for uveal melanoma with monosomy of chromosome 3, and with HLA type A201 are eligible for vaccination against melanoma metastases. The purpose is to include 30 patients, at this moment 16 patients are included.
Results	The aim is to prevent metastases in high-risk uveal melanoma patients.
Conclusion	Randomised studies of vaccination for uveal melanoma are not available. This study wants to investigate the usefulness of vaccination against uveal melanoma metastases

Author 1

Last name	MISSOTTEN
Initials	GS
Department	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
City	Leuven

Author 2

Last name	Paridaens
Initials	AD
Department	Rotterdam Oogziekenhuis
City	Rotterdam - NL

Author 3

Last name	Spileers
Initials	W
Department	Katholieken Universiteit Leuven
City	Leuven