Relapse after non-metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma: The impact of routine surveillance imaging on early detection and post-relapse survival.
Michela CasanovaLuca BergamaschiStefano ChiaravalliCarlo MorosiVirginia LivellaraShushan HovsepyanGiovanna SironiNadia PumaOlga NigroGiovanna GattusoRoberto LukschMonica TerenzianiFilippo SpreaficoCristina MeazzaMarta PoddaVeronica BiassoniElisabetta SchiavelloPatrizia GaspariniSabina VennariniMaura MassiminoAndrea C FerrariPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2022)
It remains doubtful whether surveillance imaging has any real impact on RMS relapse detection and patients' post-relapse survival. Further studies are needed to establish the most appropriate follow-up recommendations, taking the potentially negative effects of regular radiological exams into account.