Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Ophthalmology
Management Of Retinoblastoma In Older Children (>5 Years) Using Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy: Comparison Of Outcomes To Prechemotherapy And Intravenous Chemotherapy Eras., Evan B. Selzer, R. Joel Welch, Pascal Jabbour, Ann M. Leahey, Carol L. Shields
Management Of Retinoblastoma In Older Children (>5 Years) Using Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy: Comparison Of Outcomes To Prechemotherapy And Intravenous Chemotherapy Eras., Evan B. Selzer, R. Joel Welch, Pascal Jabbour, Ann M. Leahey, Carol L. Shields
Wills Eye Hospital Papers
Purpose: Intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) has emerged as an effective treatment for retinoblastoma (RB) however, little information exists regarding its use in older patients (>5 years). In the present study, we evaluate the use of IAC (2008-2018) for RB in older patients and compare the outcomes to those in the prechemotherapy (<1994) and intravenous chemotherapy (IVC) (1994-2007) eras.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of all patients older than 5 years treated with IAC for RB from 2008-2018. Comparisons were made to 26 active RB cases in older children treated in the prechemotherapy era and to 12 active RB cases treated in the IVC era.
Results: There were …