Metastatic deaths in retinoblastoma patients treated with intraarterial chemotherapy (ophthalmic artery chemosurgery) worldwide.

David H AbramsonCarol L ShieldsPascal JabbourLuiz Fernando TeixeiraJosé Roberto Falco FonsecaMarcio Chaves Pedro MarquesFrancis L MunierFrancesco PuccinelliTheodora HadjistilianouSandra BraccoGuillermo ChantadaAlejandro CecilianoY Pierre Gobin

Published in: International journal of retina and vitreous (2017)

The current survey assessed the recorded risk of metastatic deaths in six retinoblastoma centers worldwide in children with retinoblastoma (unilateral or bilateral) treated with OAC/IAC as primary or secondary therapy. Overall, the observed risk for metastatic deaths from retinoblastoma was <1% in OAC/IAC treated children.

Keyphrases

squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
young adults
cross sectional
locally advanced
newly diagnosed
stem cells
mesenchymal stem cells
bone marrow
rectal cancer