UT Southwestern performs first regional whole-liver chemotherapy for rare eye cancer

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UT Southwestern Medical Center Jan 21 2026 A team at UT Southwestern Medical Center this week became the first in Texas and neighboring states to successfully perform a novel procedure to deliver whole-liver chemotherapy to treat metastatic uveal melanoma, a rare and deadly eye cancer. Tumors spread to the liver in up to 90% of metastatic uveal melanoma  cases. Approved for use in adult patients by the Food and Drug Administration in 2023, Hepzato Kit involves a percutaneous hepatic perfusion (

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