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Is surveillance imaging in pediatric patients treated for localized rhabdomyosarcoma useful? The European experience.

Bas VaarwerkCoralie MallebrancheMaria C AffinitaJohanna H van der LeeAndrea FerrariJulia C ChisholmAnne-Sophie DefachellesGian Luca De SalvoNadège CorradiniVeronique Minard ColinCarlo MorosiHervé J BrisseKieran McHughGianni BisognoRick Robert van RijnDaniel OrbachJohannes Hendrikus Maria Merks
Published in: Cancer (2019)
Although systematic routine imaging is the standard of care after RMS therapy, the majority of relapses were detected as a result of clinical symptoms. This study found no survival advantage for patients whose relapse was detected before the emergence of clinical symptoms. These results show that the value of off-therapy surveillance is controversial, particularly because repeated imaging may also entail potential harm.
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