Understanding how uveal melanoma cells render themselves invisible to- and manipulate the immune system to survive within the eye and liver

Funder	Medical Research Council
Recipient Organization	University of Liverpool
Country	United Kingdom
Start Date	Sep 30, 2024
End Date	Sep 29, 2028
Duration	1,460 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Student; Supervisor
Data Source	UKRI Gateway to Research
Grant ID	`2930442`

Grant Description

Summary:

Background: Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults. Despite excellent local control of the eye cancer, ~50% of patients develop fatal hepatic relapses, usually