New Treatment in Nebraska Targets Rare Melanoma that Spreads From Eye to Liver

New treatment in Nebraska targets rare melanoma that spreads from eye to liver

Melanoma, a potentially deadly form of cancer, most often appears in the skin. But in rare cases, it starts in the eye, specifically in melanocytes, the cells that produce the pigment that colors the skin, hair and eyes.

Nebraska Medicine Offers New Treatment for Eye Cancer

Nebraska Medicine now offers a liver-directed therapy for metastatic uveal melanoma, a rare eye cancer that often spreads to the liver.