Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma

Intra-arterial chemotherapy for retinoblastoma

Intra-arterial chemotherapy for retinoblastoma has been adopted as a first-line treatment option by numerous tertiary centers.

Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma in Infants ≤10 kg

The purpose was to determine the efficacy and safety of IAC infusions performed in infants weighing ≤10 kg with intraocular retinoblastoma.

Retinoblastoma Management: Advances in Chemotherapy

This chapter is intended to discuss the evolution and current chemotherapeutic agents with various routes of administration.

Intravenous Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma in the Era of ...

We aimed to explore potential role of iVitc for vitreous seeding for patients treated with intravenous chemotherapy (IVC).

Localized intra-arterial chemotherapy places American Family ...

“In the past, retinoblastoma treatments have included enucleation, or removal of the eye, radiation, and systemic chemotherapy,” Damodharan ...

Retinoblastoma Treatment - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Treatment of retinoblastoma · Surgery · Chemotherapy · Focal therapy · High-dose chemotherapy with a stem cell (bone marrow) transplant · Radiation therapy.

Intra-arterial chemotherapy on retinoblastoma - Dove Medical Press

IAC has been shown to be an effective and safe treatment for children with intraocular retinoblastoma. This study demonstrates that IAC is effective even in ...

Intraarterial Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma - Retina Today

AT A GLANCE. • Intraarterial chemotherapy (IAC) has been effective as primary therapy for treatment-naïve eyes with retinoblastoma and as a secondary therapy ...

Retinoblastoma Treatment - MD Anderson Cancer Center

Our retinoblastoma treatments · Intra-arterial chemotherapy · Intravitreal chemotherapy · High-dose chemotherapy with stem cell rescue · Proton therapy ...

Intravenous versus super-selected intra-arterial chemotherapy in ...

Intra-arterial chemotherapy could be an acceptable first-line treatment in children with advanced unilateral retinoblastoma. Funding. Scientific ...

Retinoblastoma Treatment & Management - Medscape Reference

Medical Care · External beam radiation therapy · Radioactive isotope plaques · Chemotherapy · Novel therapy.

Intravitreal Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma | Retinal Physician

Although intravenous chemotherapy (IVC) has been pivotal in this shift, targeted therapy in RB, namely intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) and ...

comparative analysis of outcomes based on patient age, race, and sex

To evaluate tumor control and globe salvage following intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) for retinoblastoma based on International Classification of ...

Retinoblastoma Treatment - UT Southwestern Medical Center

In the 1990s, research showed that chemotherapy could be successful if followed up by laser or cryotherapy to kill off any remaining cancer cells after tumor ...

Chemotherapy in Retinoblastoma: Current Approaches

Chemotherapy is used in the treatment of both intraocular and extraocular RB, and its administration may be systemic, subconjunctival, intra-arterial or ...

Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy (IAC) - World Eye Cancer Hope

As primary therapy, IAC can be used to treat medium to large sized intra-ocular retinoblastoma. A young boy with bilateral retinoblastoma.

Retinoblastoma (Eye Cancer in Children)

Chemotherapy is medication used to destroy cancer cells. When tumors are too large to apply local measures, we may recommend chemotherapy to shrink the tumors ...

Retinoblastoma - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

It's typically used after chemotherapy to kill any cancer cells that are left. For very small retinoblastomas, laser therapy might be the only ...

Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma

IAC has emerged as a therapy for retinoblastoma. During IAC, a catheter is placed in the ophthalmic artery to selectively deliver chemotherapy.

Intra-arterial chemotherapy in retinoblastoma – A paradigm change

Abstract. Intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC), also known as superselective ophthalmic artery chemotherapy or chemosurgery, is currently widely accepted as one of ...