Incidence and Management of Retinopathy and Uveitis in Patients Receiving BRAF/MEK Inhibitor Therapy.

PURPOSE: To assess the clinical features of ocular adverse events in patients receiving BRAF/MEK inhibitor therapy.

METHODS

In this retrospective study, 65 patients were treated with BRAF/MEK inhibitors (dabrafenib/trametinib or encorafenib/binimetinib).

RESULTS

Of the 65 patients, 28 had malignant melanoma and 37 had non-melanoma malignancies. Bilateral MEK-associated retinopathy was observed in nine cases; none experienced vision loss due to MEK-associated retinopathy. Uveitis was diagnosed in four patients (6.1%), three of whom presented with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH)-like uveitis. All VKH-like uveitis cases were observed in patients with melanoma and their incidences were significantly higher in these patients than in those without melanoma (p = .04). Treatment with corticosteroids resulted in either resolution or control of symptoms in all cases of VKH-like uveitis, enabling continuation of BRAF/MEK inhibitor therapy.

CONCLUSION

VKH-like uveitis was found to be significantly more frequent in patients with melanoma than in those with other malignancies.