The invention belongs to the technical field of biological medicines, and particularly relates to application of an ITGA6 inhibitor in preparation of a
medicine for treating uveal
melanoma. By integrating
bioinformatics analysis of databases of TCGA, GTEx, CPTAC and the like, the invention systematically reveals that the ITGA6 has high specific expression in uveal
melanoma and is significantly related to
poor prognosis of a patient for the first time. In-vitro experiments prove that by knocking down ITGA6, proliferation, migration, invasion and colony forming ability of UVM cells can be effectively inhibited. According to the invention, small molecular compounds such as 4.5-diphenyl-1H-
imidazole, MS-275, W-13 and the like and siRNA (small interfering Ribonucleic Acid) targeting ITGA6 are screened out to be used as effective inhibitors, and specific
drug dosage forms such as intraocular injection and the like are provided. In addition, the ITGA6 inhibitor can be used in combination with a PD-1 / PD-L1 inhibitor, a CTLA-4 inhibitor or a chemotherapeutic
drug to generate a synergistic anti-tumor effect. Mechanism research shows that ITGA6 promotes UVM progress by regulating a
signal channel and a tumor
immune microenvironment. The invention provides a new targeted
treatment strategy for uveal
melanoma, and has important clinical application value.