Title of article :
Effect on Ocular urvival of Adding Early Intenive Focal Treatment to a Two-Drug Chemotherapy Regimen in Patient With Retinoblatoma
Author/Authors :
Matthew W. Wilon، نويسنده , , Barrett G. Haik، نويسنده , , Tiebin Liu، نويسنده , , Thoma E. Merchant، نويسنده , , Carlo Rodriguez-Galindo، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
Pages :
1
From page :
397
To page :
397
Abstract :
Purpoe To evaluate vincritine and carboplatin with intenive focal treatment in the management of intraocular retinoblatoma. Deign Noncomparative, retropective interventional cae erie. Method etting: Intitutional. Patient population: ixteen patient (11 bilateral, 5 unilateral) with intraocular retinoblatoma. Interventional procedure: Patient were treated with eight coure of vincritine and carboplatin. Intenive focal treatment were adminitered after two coure of chemotherapy. Main outcome meaure: Avoidance of external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and eye urvival. Reult Twenty eye (74.1%) were claified a Reee-Ellworth Group V. All eye reponded to chemotherapy. With a median follow-up of 23 month (range 10 to 33 month) and a median of 5.5 focal treatment per eye (range 0 to 19 treatment), ocular urvival wa 81%. Eight eye (30%) in five patient received EBRT. Concluion Vincritine and carboplatin combined with intenive focal treatment i an effective regimen for patient with intraocular retinoblatoma. Thi treatment regimen ha outcome comparable to thoe of more toxic regimen and merit further evaluation.
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Serial Year :
2005
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Record number :
625754
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