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Sait SF, Bernot MR, Klein E, Abramson DH, Francis JH, Gilheeney S, Karajannis MA, Spitzer B, Wolden S, Dunkel IJ, Kernan NA. Lack of complete response pretransplant is not associated with inferior overall survival for stage 4a metastatic retinoblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2023; 70:e29921. [PMID: 35934994 PMCID: PMC9701149 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Stage 4a metastatic retinoblastoma (RB) is curable with intensive multimodality therapy including myeloablative chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplant (HDC-ASCT) and involved field radiation therapy (IFRT). To our knowledge, no data exist on the impact of (a) pre-ASCT disease status, and (b) IFRT to sites of metastatic disease post ASCT on survival. PROCEDURE We retrospectively reviewed patients with stage 4a metastatic RB who underwent induction chemotherapy followed by HDC-ASCT, with or without IFRT, to residual tumor sites at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) (n = 24). RESULTS The degree of postinduction response prior to ASCT did not affect outcome, with 5-year overall survival (OS) of 68% and 86% in patients who achieved complete response (CR) and very good partial response (VGPR)/partial response (PR) prior to ASCT, respectively. IFRT administered post ASCT in patients with possible residual bony metastatic disease increases the likelihood of developing osteosarcoma in the radiation field. CONCLUSION OS for patients with stage 4a metastatic RB treated with ASCT with VGPR or PR to pretransplant chemotherapy was not significantly different from patients with CR. In addition, IFRT does not seem to be required for bony disease control and increased the likelihood of developing osteosarcoma.
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- Sameer Farouk Sait
- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Dunkel IJ, Piao J, Chantada GL, Banerjee A, Abouelnaga S, Buchsbaum JC, Merchant TE, Granger MM, Jubran RF, Weinstein JL, Saguilig L, Abramson DH, Krailo MD, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Chintagumpala MM. Intensive Multimodality Therapy for Extraocular Retinoblastoma: A Children's Oncology Group Trial (ARET0321). J Clin Oncol 2022; 40:3839-3847. [PMID: 35820112 PMCID: PMC9671757 DOI: 10.1200/jco.21.02337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Metastatic retinoblastoma has a poor prognosis when treated with conventional chemotherapy and radiation therapy (RT). Intensified therapy may improve the outcome. METHODS A prospective, international trial enrolled patients with extraocular retinoblastoma. Patients with stage II or III (locoregional) retinoblastoma received four cycles of chemotherapy, followed by involved field RT (45 Gy). Patients with stage IVa or IVb (metastatic or trilateral) retinoblastoma also received four cycles of chemotherapy and those with ≥ partial response then received one cycle of high-dose carboplatin, thiotepa, and etoposide with autologous hematopoietic stem-cell support. Patients with stage IVa or IVb with residual tumor postchemotherapy received RT. The proportion of patients who achieved event-free survival would be reported and compared with historical controls separately for each of the three groups of patients. RESULTS Fifty-seven eligible patients were included in the analyses. Event-free survival at 1 year was 88.1% (90% CI, 66.6 to 96.2) for stage II-III, 82.6% (90% CI, 61.0 to 92.9) for stage IVa, and 28.3% (90% CI, 12.7 to 46.2) for stage IVb/trilateral. Toxicity was significant as expected and included two therapy-related deaths. CONCLUSION Intensive multimodality therapy is highly effective for patients with regional extraocular retinoblastoma and stage IVa metastatic retinoblastoma. Although the study met its aim for stage IVb, more effective therapy is still required for patients with CNS involvement (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00554788).
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- Ira J. Dunkel
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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Sadanandan N, Shear A, Brooks B, Saft M, Cabantan DAG, Kingsbury C, Zhang H, Anthony S, Wang ZJ, Salazar FE, Lezama Toledo AR, Rivera Monroy G, Vega Gonzales-Portillo J, Moscatello A, Lee JY, Borlongan CV. Treating Metastatic Brain Cancers With Stem Cells. Front Mol Neurosci 2021; 14:749716. [PMID: 34899179 PMCID: PMC8651876 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.749716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Stem cell therapy may present an effective treatment for metastatic brain cancer and glioblastoma. Here we posit the critical role of a leaky blood-brain barrier (BBB) as a key element for the development of brain metastases, specifically melanoma. By reviewing the immunological and inflammatory responses associated with BBB damage secondary to tumoral activity, we identify the involvement of this pathological process in the growth and formation of metastatic brain cancers. Likewise, we evaluate the hypothesis of regenerating impaired endothelial cells of the BBB and alleviating the damaged neurovascular unit to attenuate brain metastasis, using the endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) phenotype of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Specifically, there is a need to evaluate the efficacy for stem cell therapy to repair disruptions in the BBB and reduce inflammation in the brain, thereby causing attenuation of metastatic brain cancers. To establish the viability of stem cell therapy for the prevention and treatment of metastatic brain tumors, it is crucial to demonstrate BBB repair through augmentation of vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. BBB disruption is strongly linked to metastatic melanoma, worsens neuroinflammation during metastasis, and negatively influences the prognosis of metastatic brain cancer. Using stem cell therapy to interrupt inflammation secondary to this leaky BBB represents a paradigm-shifting approach for brain cancer treatment. In this review article, we critically assess the advantages and disadvantages of using stem cell therapy for brain metastases and glioblastoma.
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, United States
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, United States
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, FL, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, United States
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- Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud (CICSA), Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud (FCS), Universidad Anáhuac México Campus Norte, Huixquilucan, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud (CICSA), Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud (FCS), Universidad Anáhuac México Campus Norte, Huixquilucan, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud (CICSA), Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud (FCS), Universidad Anáhuac México Campus Norte, Huixquilucan, Mexico
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, United States.,Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, United States
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Kaliki S, Shields CL, Cassoux N, Munier FL, Chantada G, Grossniklaus HE, Yoshikawa H, Fabian ID, Berry JL, McKenzie JD, Kimani K, Reddy MA, Parulekar M, Tanabe M, Furuta M, Grigorovski N, Chevez-Barrios P, Scanlan P, Eagle RC, Rashid R, Coronado RD, Sultana S, Staffieri S, Frenkel S, Suzuki S, Ushakova TL, Ji X. Defining High-Risk Retinoblastoma: A Multicenter Global Survey. JAMA Ophthalmol 2021; 140:30-36. [PMID: 34762098 DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2021.4732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Importance High-risk histopathologic features of retinoblastoma are useful to assess the risk of systemic metastasis. In this era of globe salvage treatments for retinoblastoma, the definition of high-risk retinoblastoma is evolving. Objective To evaluate variations in the definition of high-risk histopathologic features for metastasis of retinoblastoma in different ocular oncology practices around the world. Design, Setting, and Participants An electronic web-based, nonvalidated 10-question survey was sent in December 2020 to 52 oncologists and pathologists treating retinoblastoma at referral retinoblastoma centers. Intervention Anonymized survey about the definition of high-risk histopathologic features for metastasis of retinoblastoma. Main Outcomes and Measures High-risk histopathologic features that determine further treatment with adjuvant systemic chemotherapy to prevent metastasis. Results Among the 52 survey recipients, the results are based on the responses from 27 individuals (52%) from 24 different retinoblastoma practices across 16 countries in 6 continents. The following were considered to be high-risk features: postlaminar optic nerve infiltration (27 [100%]), involvement of optic nerve transection (27 [100%]), extrascleral tissue infiltration (27 [100%]), massive (≥3 mm) choroidal invasion (25 [93%]), microscopic scleral infiltration (23 [85%]), ciliary body infiltration (20 [74%]), trabecular meshwork invasion (18 [67%]), iris infiltration (17 [63%]), anterior chamber seeds (14 [52%]), laminar optic nerve infiltration (13 [48%]), combination of prelaminar and laminar optic nerve infiltration and minor choroidal invasion (11 [41%]), minor (<3 mm) choroidal invasion (5 [19%]), and prelaminar optic nerve infiltration (2 [7%]). The other histopathologic features considered high risk included Schlemm canal invasion (4 [15%]) and severe anaplasia (1 [4%]). Four respondents (15%) said that the presence of more than 1 high-risk feature, especially a combination of massive peripapillary choroidal invasion and postlaminar optic nerve infiltration, should be considered very high risk for metastasis. Conclusions and Relevance Responses to this nonvalidated survey conducted in 2020-2021 showed little uniformity in the definition of high-risk retinoblastoma. Postlaminar optic nerve infiltration, involvement of optic nerve transection, and extrascleral tumor extension were the only features uniformly considered as high risk for metastasis across all oncology practices. These findings suggest that the relevance about their value in the current scenario with advanced disease being treated conservatively needs further evaluation; there is also a need to arrive at consensus definitions and conduct prospective multicenter studies to understand their relevance.
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- Swathi Kaliki
- Operation Eyesight Universal Institute for Eye Cancer, LV Prasad Eye Institute India, Hyderabad, India
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- Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Insitut Curie Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital, Fondation Asile des Aveugles, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Goldschleger Eye Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- USC Roski Eye Institute, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Retinoblastoma Service, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health National Health Service Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Retinoblastoma Service, Birmingham Women's and Children's National Health Service Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima City, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Clinical Division, National Institute of Cancer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatrics, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Pathology, Wills Eye Hospital, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Oculoplasty and Ocular Oncology, Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Oculoplasty and Ocular Oncology, Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Retinoblastoma Service, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Ophthalmic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, N. N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center Oncology of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia.,Retinoblastoma Service, Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Zhao J, Feng Z, Gallie BL. Natural History of Untreated Retinoblastoma. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:3646. [PMID: 34359552 PMCID: PMC8344972 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13153646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Treatment abandonment is a leading cause of death in children with retinoblastoma worldwide. We studied children who abandoned treatment upfront at diagnosis to delineate the natural history of untreated retinoblastoma. Studied were children who received no treatment, diagnosed between 2007 and 2017 at 29 Chinese centers. Data were retrospectively collected from medical chart reviews and interviews with each patient's family. During the study period, 44 children received no treatment after diagnosis of retinoblastoma. Clinical or radiologic evidence of orbital extension was available for 25 children, and radiologic evidence of systemic metastasis was available for 12 children. Median times from diagnosis of intraocular tumor to orbital disease was 13.7 months, orbital disease to metastasis was 2.6 months, and metastasis to death was 2.0 months. Children with brain metastasis had shorter survival than those with metastasis to other sites (median 1.0 vs. 3.1 months; p = 0.015). Overall, 36% of patients died within 12 months of diagnosis, 77% within 24 months, 95% within 36 months and 100% within 48 months. While multiple factors influence refusal of treatment, insights into the natural history of retinoblastoma derived from real-world evidence can inform clinicians and parents that retinoblastoma is life-threatening and encourage urgent treatment at diagnosis.
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- Junyang Zhao
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Aier Children’s Eye Hospital, Chongqing 400020, China;
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M2, Canada;
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
- Krembil Research Institute, Toronto, ON M5T 0S8, Canada
- Techna Institute, Toronto, ON M5G 1L5, Canada
- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Biophysics, Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 3A9, Canada
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Clarissa A, Sutandi N, Fath AA. Stem-Cell Therapy Following High-Dose Chemotherapy in Advanced Retinoblastoma: A Systematic Review. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2021; 10:397-407. [PMID: 33481395 DOI: 10.1097/apo.0000000000000372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To analyze the risk and benefit of high-dose chemotherapy followed by stem cell transplantation (HDCT-SCT) treatment in patients with advanced retinoblastoma. DESIGN Systematic review. METHODS A comprehensive literature search from 4 online databases, including PubMed, Scopus, EBSCO, and Cochrane was done for original studies evaluating the use of HDCT followed by SCT in the treatment of patients with advanced retinoblastoma. The last search was performed on April 15, 2020. RESULTS A total of 35 studies consisting of 160 patients were considered suitable for inclusion. After HDCT-SCT treatment, 108/160 (67.5%) patients were alive with no evidence of disease at the last follow-up. The incidence of secondary malignancy in our data was also relatively low, which was 16/160 (10%) patients. The side effects were mainly hematological and gastrointestinal toxicities. The prognosis for metastatic cases especially the one to the central nervous system (CNS) remains poor, as shown in our data that 22 of 44 (50%) patients died due to the evidence of disease, and 12 of 44 (27%) patients acquired CNS relapse and died. CONCLUSIONS HDCT-SCT is a promising treatment option in patients with advanced retinoblastoma. The use of HDCT-SCT in CNS metastases needs to be carefully considered, possibly by adding thiotepa or topotecan to improve tumor control. Further randomized clinical trials are needed to draw firm conclusion regarding its safety and efficacy.
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- Audrey Clarissa
- Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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Vempuluru VS, Jakati S, Kaliki S. Delayed metastasis in patients with intraocular retinoblastoma: A review of three cases. Eur J Ophthalmol 2020; 31:2042-2047. [PMID: 32703017 DOI: 10.1177/1120672120946285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To discuss the clinical presentation, management, and outcome of delayed metastasis in retinoblastoma (RB). METHODS Retrospective case series of three patients. RESULTS Mean age at diagnosis of RB was 29 months (median, 28 months; range, 11-48 months). All were males with non-familial bilateral intraocular RB. Primary treatment for RB included intravenous chemotherapy in all three cases. Secondary treatment included transpupillary thermotherapy/cryotherapy (n = 6 eyes), periocular chemotherapy (n = 2 eyes), intravitreal chemotherapy (n = 1 eye), intra-arterial chemotherapy (n = 1 eye), external beam radiotherapy (EBRT; n = 2 eyes), and enucleation (n = 2 eyes). Primary tumor regression was achieved in all cases and remained status quo at the time of diagnosis of distant metastasis. Two patients developed bone metastasis (ulna; tibia) and one developed soft tissue metastasis (temporal fossa) over a mean follow-up period of 6 years (median, 7 years; range, 5-8 years) from diagnosis of RB. Mean age of detection of metastatic disease was 8 years (median, 8 years; range, 7-9 years). All the lesions were solitary and the diagnosis of metastatic retinoblastoma was confirmed by tissue biopsy. Metastatic disease was treated with surgical excision (n = 1), chemotherapy (n = 2), and EBRT (n = 2). All patients are alive, with two patients free of disease over a mean follow-up period of 23 months (median, 23 months; range, 12-33 months); and 1 in remission 7 months after completion of EBRT. CONCLUSION Long-term follow-up of RB cases is mandatory. In spite of intraocular tumor regression, metastasis can still occur many years after treatment of RB.
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- Vijitha S Vempuluru
- Operation Eyesight Universal Institute for Eye Cancer, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- Operation Eyesight Universal Institute for Eye Cancer, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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Choucair ML, Brisse HJ, Fréneaux P, Desjardins L, Dorfmüller G, Puget S, Dendale R, Chevrier M, Doz F, Lumbroso-Le Rouic L, Aerts I. Management of advanced uni- or bilateral retinoblastoma with macroscopic optic nerve invasion. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2020; 67:e27998. [PMID: 31571399 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.27998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Retinoblastoma with macroscopic optic nerve (ON) invasion depicted by imaging at diagnosis remains a major problem and carries a poor prognosis. We sought to describe the treatment and outcome of these high-risk patients. METHODS Retrospective mono-institutional clinical, radiological, and histological review of patients with uni- or bilateral retinoblastoma with obvious ON invasion, defined by radiological optic nerve enlargement (RONE) depicted by computed tomography scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), was performed. RESULTS Between 1997 and 2014, among the 936 patients with retinoblastoma treated at Institut Curie, 11 had detectable RONE. Retinoblastoma was unilateral in 10 and bilateral in one. Median age at diagnosis was 28 months (range, 11-96). ON enlargement extended to the orbital portion in three patients, to the optic canal in five, to the prechiasmatic portion in two, and to the optic chiasm in one. Nine patients received neoadjuvant chemotherapy and partial response was obtained in all. Enucleation was performed in 10/11 patients-by an anterior approach in three and by anterior and subfrontal approaches in seven. Three patients had a positive ON resection margin (2/3 after primary enucleation). All enucleated patients received adjuvant treatment (conventional chemotherapy: 10, high-dose chemotherapy: seven, radiotherapy: five). Leptomeningeal progression occurred in four patients. Seven are in first complete remission (median follow up: 8 years [3.5-19.4]). CONCLUSION Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and microscopic complete resection have a pivotal role in the management of retinoblastoma with RONE. MRI is recommended for initial and pre-operative accurate staging. Surgery should be performed by neurosurgeons in case of posterior nerve invasion. Radiotherapy is required in case of incomplete resection.
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- Marie-Louise Choucair
- Oncology Center SIREDO: Care, Innovation and Research for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Radiology Department, Institut Curie, Paris, France.,Paris Sciences et Lettres Research University, Paris, France
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- Paris Sciences et Lettres Research University, Paris, France.,Tumor Biology Department, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Paris Sciences et Lettres Research University, Paris, France.,Ocular Oncology, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Pediatric Neurosurgery Department, Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Necker Hospital, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Paris Sciences et Lettres Research University, Paris, France.,Radiation Oncology Department, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Paris Sciences et Lettres Research University, Paris, France.,Biostatistics Department, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Oncology Center SIREDO: Care, Innovation and Research for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer, Institut Curie, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Paris Sciences et Lettres Research University, Paris, France.,Ocular Oncology, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Oncology Center SIREDO: Care, Innovation and Research for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer, Institut Curie, Paris, France.,Paris Sciences et Lettres Research University, Paris, France
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de Jong MC, Kors WA, Moll AC, de Graaf P, Castelijns JA, Jansen RW, Gallie B, Soliman SE, Shaikh F, Dimaras H, Kivelä TT. Screening for Pineal Trilateral Retinoblastoma Revisited: A Meta-analysis. Ophthalmology 2019; 127:601-607. [PMID: 32061409 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 10/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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TOPIC To determine the age up to which children are at risk of trilateral retinoblastoma (TRb) developing, whether its onset is linked to the age at which intraocular retinoblastomas develop, and the lead time from a detectable pineal TRb to symptoms. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Approximately 45% of patients with retinoblastoma-those with a germline RB1 pathogenic variant-are at risk of pineal TRb developing. Early detection and treatment are essential for survival. Current evidence is unclear regarding the usefulness of screening for pineal TRb and, if useful, the age up to which screening should be continued. METHODS We conducted a study according to the Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guidelines for reporting meta-analyses of observational studies. We searched PubMed and Embase between January 1, 1966, and February 27, 2019, for published literature. We considered articles reporting patients with TRb with survival and follow-up data. Inclusion of articles was performed separately and independently by 2 authors, and 2 authors also independently extracted the relevant data. They resolved discrepancies by consensus. RESULTS One hundred thirty-eight patients with pineal TRb were included. Of 22 asymptomatic patients, 21 (95%) were diagnosed before the age of 40 months (median, 16 months; interquartile range, 9-29 months). Age at diagnosis of pineal TRb in patients diagnosed with retinoblastoma at 6 months or younger versus older than 6 months were comparable (P = 0.44), suggesting independence between the ages at diagnosis of intraocular retinoblastoma and pineal TRb. The laterality of intraocular retinoblastoma and its treatment were not associated with the age at which pineal TRb was diagnosed. The lead time from asymptomatic to symptomatic pineal TRb was approximately 1 year. By performing a screening magnetic resonance imaging scan every 6 months after the diagnosis of heritable retinoblastoma (median age, 6 months) until 36 months of age, at least 311 and 776 scans would be required to detect 1 case of asymptomatic pineal TRb and to save a single life, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Patients with retinoblastoma are at risk of pineal TRb developing for a shorter period than previously assumed, and the age at diagnosis of pineal TRb is independent of the age at diagnosis of retinoblastoma. The GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) level of evidence for these conclusions remains low.
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- Marcus C de Jong
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Child Health Evaluative Sciences Program, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; Division of Clinical Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Cassoux N, Lumbroso L, Levy-Gabriel C, Aerts I, Doz F, Desjardins L. Retinoblastoma: Update on Current Management. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2017; 6:290-295. [PMID: 28558178 DOI: 10.22608/apo.201778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Retinoblastoma is a rare cancer in children, where in less than a century of dire mortality there has been a cure in industrialized countries. Unfortunately, mortality remains high in emerging countries. The evolution of treatment makes it possible to go further by preserving the eyeball but this must not be done at the cost of the reappearance of metastases. Herein we outline the evolution of treatment from the beginning of the 20th century until the last recent evolutions, trying to imagine what could be the future treatments. In this pathology, the ophthalmologist is a doctor who must cure his patient and enucleation is considered a failure. This situation should not lead to shizophrenic situations where to keep an eye one would take risks with the life of the child. New international classifications, international prospective multicentric studies, and the search for blood biomarkers that can predict the risk of micrometastases could allow for better stratification of patients.
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- Nathalie Cassoux
- Ocular Oncology, Institut Curie, Paris, France
- Paris Science Letter University, School of Medicine, Université René Descartes, Paris, France
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- Paris Science Letter University, School of Medicine, Université René Descartes, Paris, France
- Pediatric Oncology, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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Kaliki S, Patel A, Iram S, Palkonda VAR. Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Stage III or Stage IV Retinoblastoma in 80 Asian Indian Patients. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2017; 54:177-184. [PMID: 27977038 DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20161019-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe the clinical features and outcomes of patients with stage III or IV retinoblastoma. METHODS This was a retrospective study of 80 patients. RESULTS Based on the International Retinoblastoma Staging System (IRSS), the tumors (n = 81) belonged to stage IIIa (n = 38, 47%), IIIb (n = 1, 1%), IVa2 (n = 10, 12%), IVb1 (n = 14, 17%), and IVb3 (n = 18, 22%). Of 80 patients, 42 (53%) were compliant to treatment and 38 (47%) were non-compliant. All 38 patients who were non-compliant to treatment died of the disease at a mean duration of 13 months from diagnosis. Of the 42 patients compliant to treatment, 22 (52%) died before completion of treatment. Twenty patients with stage III disease (25%) could complete the multimodal treatment and 17 (71%) were alive and well at a median follow-up duration of 77 months. CONCLUSIONS Compliant multimodality treatment is beneficial in patients with IRSS stage III disease. IRSS stage IV retinoblastoma has poor prognosis despite treatment. [J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2017;54(3):177-184.].
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Malik M, Prabhakar R, Sharma DN, Rath GK. Retinoblastoma with Cerebrospinal Fluid Metastasis Treated with Orbital and Craniospinal Irradiation Using IMRT. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2016; 5:497-501. [PMID: 16981792 DOI: 10.1177/153303460600500506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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A 4-year-old male child presented with history of leucocoria, photophobia, and progressive visual deterioration in the left eye. Clinical examination and computed tomography revealed a unilateral retinoblastoma involving the left globe. He underwent enucleation of the left eye and was referred for adjuvant radiotherapy in view of optic nerve infiltration up to the line of resection. However, he did not report for treatment and presented six months later with a recurrent mass in the left orbit with intracranial extension. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology was positive for malignant retinoblastoma cells. He received multiagent chemotherapy with vincristine, carboplatin, and etoposide along with intrathecal methotrexate. Although the recurrent orbital mass reduced significantly with chemotherapy, malignant cells persisted in the CSF. He was subsequently treated using intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to treat the left orbital mass along with craniospinal axis irradiation. Computed tomography done at three and nine months after completion of radiotherapy showed complete disappearance of orbital tumor. CSF cytology also showed no evidence of malignant cells.
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- Monica Malik
- Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, A-16, Nizamuddin East, New Delhi-110013, India.
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Ye H, Du Y, Chen R, Luo X, Mao Y, Ai S, Ma W, Ding Y, Li Q, Yang H. The Potential Benefit of Three vs. Six Cycles of Carboplatin, Etoposide, and Vincristine in Postenucleation High-Risk Patients with IRSS Stage I Retinoblastoma. Curr Eye Res 2016; 41:1507-1512. [PMID: 27158739 DOI: 10.3109/02713683.2015.1130230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare the clinical effects of different cycles of carboplatin, etoposide, and vincristine (CEV) regimens of adjuvant chemotherapy in postenucleation high-risk patients with IRSS Stage I retinoblastoma (RB). METHODS A retrospective analysis of 53 RB patients hospitalized in the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center of Sun Yat-sen University was performed. All patients had unilateral involvement, received enucleation treatment, were diagnosed as RB by pathology, and had high-risk pathological factors. Patients either refused postoperative chemotherapy or received three or six cycles of CEV regimen chemotherapy. The clinical information, treatment, and results of patients in all groups were compared. RESULTS A total of 19 cases refused postenucleation chemotherapy, 18 cases received three cycles, and 16 cases received six cycles of the CEV regimen chemotherapy. The 5-year disease-free survival rate and the overall survival (OS) rate in the chemotherapy group were higher than those in the non-chemotherapy group (97.1% vs. 63.2%, p = 0.001) and were not different between the three-cycle chemotherapy group and the six-cycle chemotherapy group (94.4% vs. 100%, p = 0.35). CONCLUSION After eye enucleation for patients with high-risk unilateral RB, the CEV regimen chemotherapy was associated with a higher survival rate. The three-cycle CEV regimen adjuvant chemotherapy was effective and is expected to replace the six-cycle CEV regimen chemotherapy.
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- Huijing Ye
- a State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , China
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- b Department of Ophthalmology , The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University , Nanning , Guangxi , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , China
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- c Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College , Zunyi , Guizhou , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou , China
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Afrogheh A, Hille J, Sadow PM, Faquin WC. Clinical pathologic conference case 1: three week history of painless swelling of the right mandible. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2015; 119:e270-4. [PMID: 26046139 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2014.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Retinoblastoma is the most common neoplasm of the eye in childhood, and represents 3% of all childhood malignancies. Retinoblastoma is a cancer of the very young; two-thirds are diagnosed before 2 years of age and 95% before 5 years. Retinoblastoma presents in 2 distinct clinical forms: (1) a bilateral or multifocal, heritable form (25% of all cases), characterized by the presence of germline mutations of the RB1 gene; and (2) a unilateral or unifocal form (75% of all cases), 90% of which are nonhereditary. The treatment of retinoblastoma is multidisciplinary and is designed primarily to save life and preserve vision.
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- Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Harvard Medical School, 450 Brookline Avenue, D3-133, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Ohba S, Tanizawa A, Yoshimura H, Matsuda S, Imamura Y, Sano K. A case of retinoblastoma metastasizing to the mandible and review of literature. Cranio 2015; 34:133-8. [PMID: 25630485 DOI: 10.1179/2151090314y.0000000032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this case report and review was to determine the characteristics of retinoblastoma. METHODS One case report was introduced along with previous reports on retinoblastoma metastasizing to the mandible. RESULTS Sixteen cases from 14 reports were included in this study. Including the present case, 11 of 16 patients died within 8 months. DISCUSSION Retinoblastoma rarely metastasizes to the mandible. However, metastasis to other organs should be considered, and specialists should be consulted if retinoblastoma metastasis to the mandible is observed. Moreover, it is necessary to follow up patients after multidisciplinary therapy is completed, because subsequent complications of the teeth and jawbones associated with therapy could occur.
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- Seigo Ohba
- a Division of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Department of Sensory and Locomotor Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Fukui , Japan
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- b Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Fukui , Japan
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- a Division of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Department of Sensory and Locomotor Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Fukui , Japan
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- a Division of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Department of Sensory and Locomotor Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Fukui , Japan
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- a Division of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Department of Sensory and Locomotor Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Fukui , Japan
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Yasui N, Kawamoto H, Fujiwara M, Aihara Y, Ogawa C, Hosono A, Suzuki S. High-dose chemotherapy for high-risk retinoblastoma: clinical course and outcome of 14 cases in the National Cancer Center, Japan. Bone Marrow Transplant 2014; 50:221-4. [PMID: 25437249 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2014.256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2014] [Revised: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 09/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The prognosis of high-risk retinoblastoma (RB) with extraocular disease, relapse, or invasion of the cut end of the optic nerve is extremely poor. Following the discontinuation of thiotepa production in Japan, BU- and melphalan (Mel)-based regimens have been used, followed by the standard treatment for neuroblastoma. This study retrospectively analyzed 14 high-risk RB patients who underwent high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) and hematopoietic SCT; 8 received a BU/Mel conditioning regimen and 6 received other regimens. The disease status at HDC was relapse in 8 patients and extraocular involvement in 5. All patients received peripheral blood stem cell infusion >1.5 × 10(6)/kg. Engraftment occurred within a median of 11 days (BU/Mel: 10-13, others: 9-13). Primary toxicities included mucositis (⩾grade 3) in 9 patients (4 with BU/Mel, 5 with others). Veno-occlusive disease (VOD) occurred in two 1-year-old patients in the BU/Mel group. There were no treatment-related deaths. Of 4 (2 with BU/Mel, 2 with others) patients with central nervous system (CNS) relapse after HDC, 3 died. In conclusion, the BU/Mel regimen may be feasible for high-risk RB under careful monitoring for VOD, particularly in younger patients. CNS relapse associated with a lethal prognosis occurred after all regimens; therefore, further evaluation of HDC efficacy for high-risk RB is required.
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Tokya, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Caselli D, Tamburini A, La Torre A, Pollazzi L, Tintori V, Bambi F, Caputo R, Aricò M. High-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell rescue for treatment of retinoblastoma: report of five cases. Pediatr Transplant 2014; 18:631-6. [PMID: 25039687 DOI: 10.1111/petr.12321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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RB is a primarily pediatric cancer arising from the retina, initiated by biallelic loss of the RB1 gene. We report five children with bilateral RB (n = 3), extra-ocular disseminated RB, or disseminated relapsed RB, who were treated with tandem high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell rescue. All patients received at least 2.2 × 10(6) /kg CD34(+) (median, 3.9 × 10(6) /kg) cells. The preparative regimen for course 1 was carboplatin, thiotepa, etoposide, and for course 2, CM and melphalan. ANC of at least 0.5 × 10(9) /L occurred at a median of 11 days (range, 10-12) and 15 days (range, 12-16) after the first and second procedure, respectively. Platelet engraftment occurred at a median of 13 days (range, 12-17) and 15 days (range, 14-22) after the first and second procedure, respectively. All of the five patients treated remain alive and disease free at the last follow-up time, ranging between 21 and 44 months after completion of autologous transplant. Additional therapy was required in one patient, in whom enucleation had to be performed because of early disease relapse, refractory to local therapy. Intensification of chemotherapy with repeated high-dose chemotherapy and autologous rescue appears an acceptable choice in selected cases with bilateral or extra-ocular disease, either recurrent or refractory.
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- Désirée Caselli
- Medical Direction, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Meyer Children Hospital, Firenze, Italy
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Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular malignancy of infancy with an incidence of 1/15,000 to 1/20,000 births. Sixty percent of retinoblastomas are unilateral, with a median age at diagnosis of two years, and in most cases are not hereditary. Retinoblastoma is bilateral in 40% of cases, with an earlier median age at diagnosis of one year. All bilateral and multifocal unilateral forms are hereditary and are part of a genetic cancer predisposition syndrome. All children with a bilateral or familial form, and 10 to 15% of children with an unilateral form, constitutionally carry an RB1 gene mutation. The two most frequent symptoms revealing retinoblastoma are leukocoria and strabismus. Diagnosis is made by fundoscopy, with ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contributing both to diagnosis and assessment of the extension of the disease. Treatment of patients with retinoblastoma must take into account the various aspects of the disease (unilateral/bilateral, size, localization…), the risk to vision and the possible hereditary nature of the disease. The main prognostic aspects are still premature detection and adapted coverage by a multi-disciplinary specialized team. Enucleation is still often necessary in unilateral disease; the decision for adjuvant treatment is taken according to the histological risk factors. The most important recent therapeutic advances concern the conservative treatment which is proposed for at least one of the two eyes in most bilateral cases: laser alone or in combination with chemotherapy, cryotherapy or brachytherapy. Recently, the development of new conservative techniques of treatment, such as intra-arterial selective chemotherapy perfusion, aims at preserving visual function in these children and decreasing the number of enucleations and the need for external beam radiotherapy. The vital prognosis related to retinoblatoma is now excellent in industrialized countries, but long-term survival is still related to the development of secondary tumors, mainly secondary sarcoma. Retinoblastoma requires multi-disciplinary care as well as a long term specialized follow-up. Early counseling of patients and their family concerning the risk of transmission of the disease and the risk of development of secondary tumors is necessary.
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Hale GA. Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for pediatric solid tumors. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2014; 5:835-46. [PMID: 16221053 DOI: 10.1586/14737140.5.5.835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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While advances in the treatment of pediatric cancers have increased cure rates, children with metastatic or recurrent solid tumors have a dismal prognosis despite initial transient responses to therapy. Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation takes advantage of the steep dose-response relationship observed with many chemotherapeutic agents. While clearly demonstrated to improve outcomes in patients with metastatic neuroblastoma, autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is also frequently used to treat patients with other high-risk diseases such as Ewing sarcoma, osteosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, Wilms' tumor, retinoblastoma, germ cell tumors, lymphomas and brain tumors. Most published experience consists of retrospective, single-arm studies; randomized clinical trials are lacking, due in part to the rarity of pediatric cancers treatable by autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. These published literature demonstrate that autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation results in most cases in equivalent or superior outcomes when compared with conventional therapies. However, patient heterogeneity, patient selection, graft characteristics and processing and the varied conditioning regimens are additional factors to consider. Since the inception of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, regimen-related toxicity has markedly decreased and the vast majority of treatment failures are now due to disease recurrence. Prospective clinical trials are needed to identify specific high-risk patient populations, with randomization (when possible) to compare outcomes of patients undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with those receiving standard therapy. In addition, investigators need to better define the role of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in these solid tumors, particularly in combination with other therapeutic modalities such as immunotherapy and novel cell processing methodologies.
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- Gregory A Hale
- Department of Hematology/Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
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Chantada G, Luna-Fineman S, Sitorus RS, Kruger M, Israels T, Leal-Leal C, Bakhshi S, Qaddoumi I, Abramson DH, Doz F. SIOP-PODC recommendations for graduated-intensity treatment of retinoblastoma in developing countries. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2013; 60:719-27. [PMID: 23335388 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Accepted: 12/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Retinoblastoma remains incurable in many regions of the world. The major obstacles to cure are delayed diagnosis, poor treatment compliance, and lack of evidence-based recommendations for clinical management. Although enucleation is curative for intraocular disease, in developing countries retinoblastoma is often diagnosed after the disease has disseminated beyond the eye. A SIOP-PODC committee generated guidelines for the clinical management of retinoblastoma in developing countries and developed a classification system based on the resources available in those settings. Recommendations are provided for staging and treatment of unilateral and bilateral retinoblastoma and counseling of families for whom compliance is an issue.
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- Guillermo Chantada
- Hospital de Pediatria SAMIC Prof Dr Juan P Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Aerts I, Sastre-Garau X, Savignoni A, Lumbroso-Le Rouic L, Thebaud-Leculée E, Frappaz D, Coze C, Thomas C, Gauthier-Villars M, Lévy-Gabriel C, Brisse HJ, Desjardins L, Doz F. Results of a Multicenter Prospective Study on the Postoperative Treatment of Unilateral Retinoblastoma After Primary Enucleation. J Clin Oncol 2013; 31:1458-63. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.42.3962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Purpose The objective of this prospective study was to assess overall survival and event-free survival in patients with intraocular unilateral retinoblastoma (Reese-Ellsworth group V) treated by primary enucleation with or without adjuvant therapy depending on histopathologic risk factors. Patients and Methods Patients (n = 123) were divided into three groups on the basis of risk factors for extraocular relapse and metastasis assessed on centralized histologic examination of enucleated eyes. Group 1 (n = 70) had minimal or no choroidal involvement and/or prelaminar or no optic nerve involvement and received no adjuvant therapy. Group 2 (n = 52) had massive choroidal involvement and/or intra- or retrolaminar optic nerve involvement and/or anterior segment involvement and received four courses of adjuvant chemotherapy. Group 3 (n = 1) had invasion of the surgical margin of the optic nerve and/or microscopic extrascleral involvement and received six courses of adjuvant chemotherapy with intrathecal thiotepa, consolidation chemotherapy, and autologous stem-cell rescue. Genetic testing was also performed. Results Median follow-up for the 123 patients was 71 months. No disease progression, relapse, or distant metastasis occurred during follow-up. No second malignancies occurred. This requires confirmation with longer follow-up. Secondary bilateralization occurred in two patients with identified RB1 germline mutation. Adjuvant chemotherapy was well tolerated, with limited toxicity. Molecular testing found constitutional RB1 gene mutations in only nine of 100 evaluated patients. Conclusion The survival rate of 100% was excellent, including 57% of patients who received no adjuvant therapy, suggesting that chemotherapy could be de-escalated in some patients, especially those with massive choroidal involvement.
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- Isabelle Aerts
- Isabelle Aerts, Xavier Sastre-Garau, Alexia Savignoni, Livia Lumbroso-Le Rouic, Marion Gauthier-Villars, Christine Lévy-Gabriel, Hervé J. Brisse, Laurence Desjardins, and François Doz, Institut Curie; François Doz, University Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris; Estelle Thebaud-Leculée, Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille; Didier Frappaz, Institut d'Hémato-oncologie Pédiatrique, Lyon; Carole Coze, Hôpital de la Timone, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Marseille; and Caroline Thomas, CHU Nantes
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- Isabelle Aerts, Xavier Sastre-Garau, Alexia Savignoni, Livia Lumbroso-Le Rouic, Marion Gauthier-Villars, Christine Lévy-Gabriel, Hervé J. Brisse, Laurence Desjardins, and François Doz, Institut Curie; François Doz, University Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris; Estelle Thebaud-Leculée, Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille; Didier Frappaz, Institut d'Hémato-oncologie Pédiatrique, Lyon; Carole Coze, Hôpital de la Timone, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Marseille; and Caroline Thomas, CHU Nantes
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- Isabelle Aerts, Xavier Sastre-Garau, Alexia Savignoni, Livia Lumbroso-Le Rouic, Marion Gauthier-Villars, Christine Lévy-Gabriel, Hervé J. Brisse, Laurence Desjardins, and François Doz, Institut Curie; François Doz, University Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris; Estelle Thebaud-Leculée, Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille; Didier Frappaz, Institut d'Hémato-oncologie Pédiatrique, Lyon; Carole Coze, Hôpital de la Timone, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Marseille; and Caroline Thomas, CHU Nantes
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- Isabelle Aerts, Xavier Sastre-Garau, Alexia Savignoni, Livia Lumbroso-Le Rouic, Marion Gauthier-Villars, Christine Lévy-Gabriel, Hervé J. Brisse, Laurence Desjardins, and François Doz, Institut Curie; François Doz, University Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris; Estelle Thebaud-Leculée, Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille; Didier Frappaz, Institut d'Hémato-oncologie Pédiatrique, Lyon; Carole Coze, Hôpital de la Timone, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Marseille; and Caroline Thomas, CHU Nantes
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- Isabelle Aerts, Xavier Sastre-Garau, Alexia Savignoni, Livia Lumbroso-Le Rouic, Marion Gauthier-Villars, Christine Lévy-Gabriel, Hervé J. Brisse, Laurence Desjardins, and François Doz, Institut Curie; François Doz, University Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris; Estelle Thebaud-Leculée, Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille; Didier Frappaz, Institut d'Hémato-oncologie Pédiatrique, Lyon; Carole Coze, Hôpital de la Timone, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Marseille; and Caroline Thomas, CHU Nantes
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- Isabelle Aerts, Xavier Sastre-Garau, Alexia Savignoni, Livia Lumbroso-Le Rouic, Marion Gauthier-Villars, Christine Lévy-Gabriel, Hervé J. Brisse, Laurence Desjardins, and François Doz, Institut Curie; François Doz, University Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris; Estelle Thebaud-Leculée, Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille; Didier Frappaz, Institut d'Hémato-oncologie Pédiatrique, Lyon; Carole Coze, Hôpital de la Timone, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Marseille; and Caroline Thomas, CHU Nantes
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- Isabelle Aerts, Xavier Sastre-Garau, Alexia Savignoni, Livia Lumbroso-Le Rouic, Marion Gauthier-Villars, Christine Lévy-Gabriel, Hervé J. Brisse, Laurence Desjardins, and François Doz, Institut Curie; François Doz, University Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris; Estelle Thebaud-Leculée, Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille; Didier Frappaz, Institut d'Hémato-oncologie Pédiatrique, Lyon; Carole Coze, Hôpital de la Timone, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Marseille; and Caroline Thomas, CHU Nantes
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- Isabelle Aerts, Xavier Sastre-Garau, Alexia Savignoni, Livia Lumbroso-Le Rouic, Marion Gauthier-Villars, Christine Lévy-Gabriel, Hervé J. Brisse, Laurence Desjardins, and François Doz, Institut Curie; François Doz, University Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris; Estelle Thebaud-Leculée, Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille; Didier Frappaz, Institut d'Hémato-oncologie Pédiatrique, Lyon; Carole Coze, Hôpital de la Timone, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Marseille; and Caroline Thomas, CHU Nantes
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- Isabelle Aerts, Xavier Sastre-Garau, Alexia Savignoni, Livia Lumbroso-Le Rouic, Marion Gauthier-Villars, Christine Lévy-Gabriel, Hervé J. Brisse, Laurence Desjardins, and François Doz, Institut Curie; François Doz, University Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris; Estelle Thebaud-Leculée, Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille; Didier Frappaz, Institut d'Hémato-oncologie Pédiatrique, Lyon; Carole Coze, Hôpital de la Timone, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Marseille; and Caroline Thomas, CHU Nantes
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- Isabelle Aerts, Xavier Sastre-Garau, Alexia Savignoni, Livia Lumbroso-Le Rouic, Marion Gauthier-Villars, Christine Lévy-Gabriel, Hervé J. Brisse, Laurence Desjardins, and François Doz, Institut Curie; François Doz, University Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris; Estelle Thebaud-Leculée, Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille; Didier Frappaz, Institut d'Hémato-oncologie Pédiatrique, Lyon; Carole Coze, Hôpital de la Timone, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Marseille; and Caroline Thomas, CHU Nantes
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- Isabelle Aerts, Xavier Sastre-Garau, Alexia Savignoni, Livia Lumbroso-Le Rouic, Marion Gauthier-Villars, Christine Lévy-Gabriel, Hervé J. Brisse, Laurence Desjardins, and François Doz, Institut Curie; François Doz, University Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris; Estelle Thebaud-Leculée, Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille; Didier Frappaz, Institut d'Hémato-oncologie Pédiatrique, Lyon; Carole Coze, Hôpital de la Timone, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Marseille; and Caroline Thomas, CHU Nantes
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- Isabelle Aerts, Xavier Sastre-Garau, Alexia Savignoni, Livia Lumbroso-Le Rouic, Marion Gauthier-Villars, Christine Lévy-Gabriel, Hervé J. Brisse, Laurence Desjardins, and François Doz, Institut Curie; François Doz, University Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris; Estelle Thebaud-Leculée, Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille; Didier Frappaz, Institut d'Hémato-oncologie Pédiatrique, Lyon; Carole Coze, Hôpital de la Timone, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Marseille; and Caroline Thomas, CHU Nantes
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- Isabelle Aerts, Xavier Sastre-Garau, Alexia Savignoni, Livia Lumbroso-Le Rouic, Marion Gauthier-Villars, Christine Lévy-Gabriel, Hervé J. Brisse, Laurence Desjardins, and François Doz, Institut Curie; François Doz, University Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris; Estelle Thebaud-Leculée, Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille; Didier Frappaz, Institut d'Hémato-oncologie Pédiatrique, Lyon; Carole Coze, Hôpital de la Timone, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Marseille; and Caroline Thomas, CHU Nantes
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Jaradat I, Mubiden R, Salem A, Abdel-Rahman F, Al-Ahmad I, Almousa A. High-dose chemotherapy followed by stem cell transplantation in the management of retinoblastoma: a systematic review. Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther 2013; 5:107-17. [PMID: 22828375 DOI: 10.5144/1658-3876.2012.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In recent years, there has been an increasing role for stem cell transplantation in the management of retinoblastoma. The aim of this study was to systematically review the role high-dose chemotherapy followed by stem cell transplantation in the treatment of patients with metastatic or relapsed, trilateral or bilateral advanced retinoblastoma, and in patients with tumor at the surgical margin of the optic nerve and/or extrascleral extension. DESIGN Systematic literature review. METHODS We performed an extensive PubMed database search on 25 February 2012 for studies describing the use of high-dose chemotherapy followed by stem cell transplantation in the management of patients with retinoblastoma. RESULTS We located 15 studies that met the inclusion criteria and that included 101 patients. Following treatment for metastatic and relapsed disease, 44 of 77 patients (57.1%) were alive with no evidence of disease at the time of follow-up. However, a higher rate of local relapse developed in patients with CNS metastases (73.1%), which dropped to 47.1% in patients who received thiotepa. In patients with trilateral or bilateral advanced retinoblastoma, 5 of 7 (71.4%) with reported outcome data were alive with no evidence of disease at the time of follow-up. In patients with tumor at the surgical margin of the optic nerve and/or extrascleral extension, 6 of 7 patients (85.7%) were alive with no evidence of disease at the time of follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Durable tumor control is possible in patients with non-CNS metastases, trilateral or bilateral advanced retinoblastoma, and in patients with tumor at the surgical margin of the optic nerve and/or extrascleral extension. Patients with CNS metastases require thiotepa to improve tumor control.
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- Imad Jaradat
- Department of Radiation Oncology, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
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Bhagat S, Bass J, Qaddoumi I, Brennan R, Wilson M, Wu J, Galindo CR, Paglialonga A, Tognola G. Time-frequency analysis of transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions in children exposed to carboplatin chemotherapy. Audiol Neurootol 2012; 18:71-82. [PMID: 23147804 PMCID: PMC3777667 DOI: 10.1159/000343909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2012] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The aims of this study were to characterize and quantify time-frequency changes in transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) recorded in children diagnosed with retinoblastoma who were receiving carboplatin chemotherapy. A signal processing technique, the wavelet transform (WT), was used to analyze TEOAE waveforms in narrow-band frequency components. Ten children (aged 3-72 months) diagnosed with unilateral or bilateral retinoblastoma were enrolled in the study. TEOAEs were acquired from the children with linear sequences of 70 dB peak equivalent SPL clicks. After WT analysis, TEOAE energy, latency and normalized energy in the narrow-band frequency components were compared before and during carboplatin chemotherapy treatment (average dose 1693 mg/m2). On a group basis, no significant differences (p>0.05) in the TEOAE energy, latency or normalized energy before and after carboplatin treatment were observed. There were decreases in normalized energy on an individual basis in 10 out of 18 ears in the sample. Exposure to carboplatin chemotherapy did not cause significant changes in TEOAE energy, latency and normalized energy during treatment. However, long-term monitoring of hearing with measurements of TEOAEs is warranted, given the risks of delayed hearing loss in some children receiving carboplatin chemotherapy.
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- Shaum Bhagat
- Hearing Science Laboratory, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Memphis, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
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Evaluation of ototoxicity in children treated for retinoblastoma: preliminary results of a systematic audiological evaluation. Clin Transl Oncol 2011; 13:348-52. [PMID: 21596664 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-011-0665-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to identify the ocurrence of hearing loss in children treated for retinoblastoma using a multidisciplinary approach. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-two children were evaluated pre- and post-treatment. Eleven children were treated exclusively with enucleation, fifteen with carboplatin and six with cisplatin. Otoacoustic emissions were performed with the ILO 88, before and after the treatment. RESULTS In our study we found 5 children (24%) with hearing loss among the 21 evaluated. However in the group of children treated with carboplatin (N=15), 1 case (6.6%) presented hearing loss, while among those treated with cisplatin (N=6) we found 4 cases (66.6%) with hearing loss (p=0.0114). CONCLUSION We concluded that patients who are treated with cisplatin are at risk for developing hearing loss.
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Successful treatment of metastatic retinoblastoma with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell rescue in South America. Bone Marrow Transplant 2011; 47:522-7. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2011.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Chantada GL, Qaddoumi I, Canturk S, Khetan V, Ma Z, Kimani K, Yeniad B, Sultan I, Sitorus RS, Tacyildiz N, Abramson DH. Strategies to manage retinoblastoma in developing countries. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2011; 56:341-8. [PMID: 21225909 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2010] [Accepted: 08/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Survival of retinoblastoma is >90% in developed countries but there are significant differences with developing countries in stage at presentation, available treatment options, family compliance, and survival. In low-income countries (LICs), children present with advanced disease, and the reasons are socioeconomic and cultural. In middle-income countries (MICs), survival rates are better (>70%), but there is a high prevalence of microscopically disseminated extraocular disease. Programs for eye preservation have been developed, but toxicity-related mortality is higher. Although effective treatment of microscopically extraocular disease improved the outcome, worldwide survival will be increased only by earlier diagnosis and better treatment adherence.
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Zhao J, Dimaras H, Massey C, Xu X, Huang D, Li B, Chan HS, Gallie BL. Pre-Enucleation Chemotherapy for Eyes Severely Affected by Retinoblastoma Masks Risk of Tumor Extension and Increases Death From Metastasis. J Clin Oncol 2011; 29:845-51. [PMID: 21282531 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.32.5332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Purpose Initial response of intraocular retinoblastoma to chemotherapy has encouraged primary chemotherapy instead of primary enucleation for eyes with clinical features suggesting high risk of extraocular extension or metastasis. Upfront enucleation of such high-risk eyes allows pathologic evaluation of extraocular extension, key to management with appropriate surveillance and adjuvant therapy. Does chemotherapy before enucleation mask histologic features of extraocular extension, potentially endangering the child's life by subsequent undertreatment? Methods We performed retrospective analysis of 100 eyes with advanced retinoblastoma enucleated with, or without, primary chemotherapy, in Beijing Tongren Hospital, retrospectively, from October 31, 2008. The extent of retinoblastoma invasion into optic nerve, uvea, and anterior chamber on histopathology was staged by pTNM classification. The treatment groups were compared for pathologic stage (Cochran-Armitage trend test) and disease-specific mortality (competing risks methods). Results Children who received chemotherapy before enucleation had lower pTNM stage than primarily enucleated children (P = .01). Five patients who received pre-enucleation chemotherapy died as a result of extension into brain or metastasis. No patients who had primary enucleation died. For children with group E eyes, disease-specific survival (DSS) was lower with pre-enucleation chemotherapy (n = 45) than with primary enucleation (n = 37; P = .01). Enucleation longer than 3 months after diagnosis was also associated with lower DSS (P < .001). Conclusion Chemotherapy before enucleation of group E eyes with advanced retinoblastoma downstaged pathologic evidence of extraocular extension, and increased the risk of metastatic death from reduced surveillance and inappropriate management of high-risk disease, if enucleation was performed longer than 3 months after diagnosis.
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- Junyang Zhao
- From the Beijing Tongren Eye Centre, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; The Hospital for Sick Children; Campbell Family Institute for Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network; and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Beijing Tongren Eye Centre, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; The Hospital for Sick Children; Campbell Family Institute for Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network; and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Beijing Tongren Eye Centre, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; The Hospital for Sick Children; Campbell Family Institute for Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network; and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Beijing Tongren Eye Centre, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; The Hospital for Sick Children; Campbell Family Institute for Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network; and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Beijing Tongren Eye Centre, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; The Hospital for Sick Children; Campbell Family Institute for Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network; and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Beijing Tongren Eye Centre, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; The Hospital for Sick Children; Campbell Family Institute for Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network; and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Beijing Tongren Eye Centre, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; The Hospital for Sick Children; Campbell Family Institute for Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network; and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Beijing Tongren Eye Centre, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; The Hospital for Sick Children; Campbell Family Institute for Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network; and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Pai V, Porter K, Ranalli M. Octreotide acetate is efficacious and safe in children for treating diarrhea due to chemotherapy but not acute graft versus host disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2011; 56:45-9. [PMID: 21108438 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Common Toxicity Criteria of the National Cancer Institute evaluates diarrhea as an adverse event of chemotherapy administration. Acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD) causes diarrhea in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Guidelines for treating grade 3 and 4 chemotherapy induced diarrhea (CID) include octreotide acetate, a somatostatin analogue. These recommendations are based on adult octreotide trials. Data on octreotide use for treatment of CID in pediatric oncology patients are limited. This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of octreotide in the treatment of CID or aGVHD induced diarrhea in pediatric patients. METHODS This is a retrospective review of 34 patients of average age 6 years who received octreotide between 1994 and 2008 for treatment of CID or aGVHD induced diarrhea. RESULTS Thirty-eight courses of intravenous octreotide were administered. A complete response was achieved during 25/27 (92%) CID and 5/11 (45%) aGVHD induced diarrhea courses. A partial response was achieved during 4/38 courses, all in the aGVHD induced diarrhea group. No response was observed for 3 of the aGVHD induced diarrhea courses and 1 for the CID course. Octreotide was initiated at 2 mcg/kg/day and increased to a maximum of 9 mcg/kg/day. The mean total duration of treatment was 9 days. Common adverse effects observed were hyperglycemia, hyberbilirubinemia, nausea/vomiting, and abdominal cramping. CONCLUSION In pediatric patients, octreotide exhibits 92% efficacy in treating CID and 45% efficacy in aGVHD induced diarrhea. Further studies to better characterize the starting dose and dose escalation algorithm for treating CID in children are required.
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- Vinita Pai
- College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
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Chantada GL, Fandiño AC, Guitter MR, Raslawski EC, Dominguez JL, Manzitti J, de Dávila MTG, Zubizarreta P, Scopinaro M. Results of a prospective study for the treatment of unilateral retinoblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2010; 55:60-6. [PMID: 20486172 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Few prospective studies about the management of unilateral retinoblastoma with pathology risk factors (PRFs) have been published. METHODS Patients (n = 114) were divided into four groups: Group 1 (initial chemoreduction) (n = 17). Groups 2 and 3, included patients initially enucleated with no, or lower risk PRFs: (n = 65) and with higher risk PRFs (n = 30), respectively. The later included postlaminar optic nerve involvement (PLONI) (n = 23), tumor at resection margin of optic nerve (n = 5) or isolated scleral invasion (n = 2). Group 3 received adjuvant chemotherapy including a total eight cycles of carboplatin and etoposide, alternating with cyclophosphamide, idarubicin, and vincristine. Orbital radiotherapy (45 Gy) was given to patients with invasion to the resection margin. Group 4 included patients with metastatic disease (n = 2). They were given neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgery and high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell rescue. RESULTS Five-year event-free survival is 0.94 (1 for Group 1, 0.94 for Group 2, 0.96 for Group 3, and 0 for Group 4). Events included. Group 2: Systemic relapse (n = 2) and combined orbital and CNS relapse (n = 1). Relapsing patients had PLONI (n = 2) and isolated focal choroidal invasion (n = 1). Group 3: CNS relapse (n = 1) in a patient with tumor at the resection margin of optic nerve. Group 4: CNS relapse (n = 2). Only one relapsed patient survived. Eight of 17 eyes treated conservatively were preserved. CONCLUSIONS The survival of patients with unilateral retinoblastoma was excellent and 60% were spared from adjuvant treatment. Our intensive regimen was likely to be effective for prevention of metastasis in patients with higher risk PRFs.
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Dunkel IJ, Chan HSL, Jubran R, Chantada GL, Goldman S, Chintagumpala M, Khakoo Y, Abramson DH. High-dose chemotherapy with autologous hematopoietic stem cell rescue for stage 4B retinoblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2010; 55:149-52. [PMID: 20486181 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Stage 4b retinoblastoma (central nervous system metastatic disease) has been lethal in virtually all cases reported. Here we describe a series of eight patients treated with intensive chemotherapy, defined as the intention to include high-dose chemotherapy with autologous hematopoietic stem cell rescue. PROCEDURE Induction chemotherapy included cyclophosphamide and/or carboplatin with a topoisomerase inhibitor. High-dose chemotherapy regimens were carboplatin and thiotepa with or without etoposide (n = 3) or carboplatin, etoposide, and cyclophosphamide (n = 2). RESULTS Seven patients had leptomeningeal disease and one patient had only direct extension to the CNS via the optic nerve. Three patients had stage 4b disease at the time of original diagnosis of the intra-ocular retinoblastoma; five had later onset at a median of 12 months (range 3-69 months). One patient died of toxicity (septicemia and multi-organ system failure) during induction and two had disease progression prior to high-dose chemotherapy. Five patients received high-dose chemotherapy at a median of 6 months (range 4-6) post-diagnosis of stage 4b disease. Two patients survive event-free at 40 and 101 months; one was irradiated following recovery from the high-dose chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS Intensive multimodality therapy may be beneficial for some patients with stage 4b retinoblastoma. Longer follow-up will determine whether it has been curative.
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- Ira J Dunkel
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA.
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Dunkel IJ, Khakoo Y, Kernan NA, Gershon T, Gilheeney S, Lyden DC, Wolden SL, Orjuela M, Gardner SL, Abramson DH. Intensive multimodality therapy for patients with stage 4a metastatic retinoblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2010; 55:55-9. [PMID: 20486171 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND We previously reported promising pilot results treating patients with stage 4a metastatic retinoblastoma with combined intensive conventional chemotherapy, high-dose chemotherapy with autologous hematopoietic stem cell rescue, and radiation therapy and now present an expanded and updated series. PROCEDURE Fifteen patients with bone marrow (n = 14), bone (n = 10), orbit (n = 9), and/or liver (n = 4) disease were treated. Induction chemotherapy usually consisted of vincristine, cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, and etoposide. The high-dose chemotherapy regimen included carboplatin and thiotepa alone (n = 1) or with etoposide (n = 5) or topotecan (n = 7). RESULTS Bone marrow cleared at first post-initiation of chemotherapy examination in all patients and stem cells were harvested after a median of 3.5 cycles of chemotherapy (range 3-6 cycles). Two patients progressed prior to high-dose chemotherapy and died. Thirteen received high-dose chemotherapy at a median of 6 months post-diagnosis of metastases (range 4-8 months). Ten are retinoblastoma-free in first remission at a median follow-up of 103 months (range 34-202 months) while three recurred (two in the CNS, one in the mandible) 14-20 months post-diagnosis of metastases. Retinoblastoma-free and event-free survival at 5 years are 67% (95% confidence interval 38-85%) and 59% (95% confidence interval 31-79%). Six of the 10 survivors received radiation therapy. Three patients developed secondary osteosarcoma 14, 4, and 9 years after diagnosis of metastatic disease. CONCLUSIONS Intensive multimodality therapy including high-dose chemotherapy with autologous hematopoietic stem cell rescue was curative for the majority of patients with stage 4a metastatic retinoblastoma treated. The contribution of external beam radiation therapy is unclear.
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- Ira J Dunkel
- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA.
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National Retinoblastoma Strategy Canadian Guidelines for Care: Stratégie thérapeutique du rétinoblastome guide clinique canadien. Can J Ophthalmol 2010; 44 Suppl 2:S1-88. [PMID: 20237571 DOI: 10.3129/i09-194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Dunkel IJ, Jubran RF, Gururangan S, Chantada GL, Finlay JL, Goldman S, Khakoo Y, O'Brien JM, Orjuela M, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Souweidane MM, Abramson DH. Trilateral retinoblastoma: potentially curable with intensive chemotherapy. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2010; 54:384-7. [PMID: 19908299 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Trilateral retinoblastoma has been lethal in virtually all cases previously reported. We describe a series of 13 patients treated with intensive chemotherapy, defined as the intention to include high-dose chemotherapy with autologous hematopoietic stem cell rescue. PROCEDURE Induction chemotherapy generally included vincristine, cisplatin or carboplatin, cyclophosphamide, and etoposide. Hematopoietic stem cells typically were harvested after the first or second cycle of induction chemotherapy, usually from peripheral blood. High-dose chemotherapy regimens were thiotepa-based (n = 7) or melphalan and cyclophosphamide (n = 3). RESULTS Trilateral sites were pineal (n = 11) and suprasellar (n = 2); 7 patients had localized (M-0) disease and six had leptomeningeal dissemination (M-1+). Five patients had trilateral retinoblastoma at original diagnosis of intra-ocular retinoblastoma; eight later developed trilateral disease at a median of 35 months (range 3-60 months) following diagnosis of intra-ocular retinoblastoma. One patient died of toxicity (septicemia and multi-organ system failure) during induction and three developed disease progression prior to high-dose chemotherapy. Nine patients received high-dose chemotherapy at a median of 5 months (range 4-9) post-diagnosis of trilateral disease. Five patients survive event-free at a median of 77 months (range 36-104 months) and never received external beam radiation therapy. Four of seven patients with M-0 disease survive event-free versus only one of six patients with M-1+ disease. CONCLUSIONS Intensive chemotherapy is potentially curative for some patients with trilateral retinoblastoma, especially those with M-0 disease.
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- Ira J Dunkel
- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Dimaras H, Héon E, Budning A, Doyle JJ, Halliday W, Gallie BL, Chan HSL. Retinoblastoma CSF metastasis cured by multimodality chemotherapy without radiation. Ophthalmic Genet 2010; 30:121-6. [PMID: 19941416 DOI: 10.1080/13816810902988780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) metastasis is the most difficult type of retinoblastoma metastasis to cure, even with bone marrow transplant. Most metastatic retinoblastoma cells express P-glycoprotein causing multidrug resistance (MDR). P-glycoprotein-rich blood vessels form blood-brain and blood-eye barriers, inhibit drug entry into central nervous system (CNS) and eyes. High-dose craniospinal radiation is too morbid for treatment of young children. To cure CSF metastasis without radiation, we designed an intensive multimodality chemotherapy regimen. METHOD After left eye enucleation, a 4-month-old boy with bilateral International Intraocular Retinoblastoma Classification Group E eyes and CSF metastasis was treated with 7-cycle high-dose carboplatin and etoposide, standard-dose vincristine, and high-dose/short-infusion cyclosporine to inhibit P-glycoprotein. Intraventricular drugs, non-substrate of P-glycoprotein (cytarabine), or less susceptible to MDR (topotecan), contributed to treatment of the metastasis. On achieving complete response, he was consolidated with supralethal-dosage carboplatin, etoposide, and cyclophosphamide, and his bone marrow rescued with autologous cord blood stem cells. RESULTS Following 1-cycle systemic chemotherapy and 2-dose intraventricular chemotherapy, the CSF metastasis cleared. The right eye tumor regressed completely. The patient remains in remission 8.3 years after diagnosis and 7.8 years post-transplant. CONCLUSION Intensive multimodality chemotherapy can cure CSF metastasis in retinoblastoma without incurring extreme morbidity from craniospinal radiation.
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, and The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Aung L, Khyne T, Yeoh AEJ, Quah TC, Ta AM. Retinoblastoma: A Recent Experience at the National University Hospital, Singapore. ANNALS OF THE ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, SINGAPORE 2009. [DOI: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.v38n8p693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Introduction: Retinoblastoma is a very rare disease. There were 30 cases of retinoblastoma diagnosed and treated at National University Hospital (NUH).
Materials and Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed on the medical records of 30 patients who were diagnosed with retinoblastoma between 1995 and 2008 at the Department of Paediatrics, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Results: The median age at diagnosis was 1.6 years (range, 0-5.9) with a median follow-up of 1.8 years (range, 0.1 to 11.6). The median time from presenting signs to the time of diagnosis was 5.2 months (range, 0-25.2). Common presenting signs of retinoblastoma were identified; the most common of which were leukocoria (50.0%), squinting (13.3%), poor vision (10.0%), strabismus (6.6%) and unknown (33.3%). Of the 30 patients, 10 were from Singapore whilst the other 20 patients were from the surrounding countries. Twelve patients had bilateral disease at the time of diagnosis, while 18 had unilateral disease. Staging information was available in 27 patients. Enucleation was performed in 25 of 30 patients. Radiation therapy was given in 3 patients in 1995 (bilateral disease), 2001 (bilateral disease) and 2003 (unilateral disease). At the time of analysis, 19 patients were alive with no evidence of disease. Overall 5-year survival for the cohort was 88.1% [95% confidence interval (CI), 88.0-100] and event-free survival for the whole cohort was 74.2% (95% CI, 55.8-92.6).
Conclusion: In our limited experience, the importance of collaboration and standardisation of the staging system, raising awareness and education of primary healthcare providers and parents are strongly stressed.
Key words: Asian experience, Outcome, Staging, Survival
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- LeLe Aung
- National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Retinoblastoma. Ophthalmology 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-04332-8.00143-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Armenian SH, Panigrahy A, Murphree AL, Jubran RF. Management of retinoblastoma with proximal optic nerve enhancement on MRI at diagnosis. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2008; 51:479-84. [PMID: 18478574 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND In North America, retinoblastoma rarely presents with gross clinical evidence of tumor involving the optic nerve. Extent of microscopic tumor infiltration into the postlaminar optic nerve is a significant risk factor for metastasis, especially if there is tumor at the cut end. Due to poor outcomes in patients with metastatic disease, historical treatment for patients with clinical evidence of extraocular optic nerve involvement has included upfront enucleation followed by aggressive adjuvant chemotherapy. Additional orbital irradiation is advocated for individuals with optic nerve involvement at the surgical margin. Little is known about the role of neoadjuvant therapy in the setting of orbital optic nerve enhancement on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at diagnosis. METHODS A retrospective review of consecutive retinoblastoma cases at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles over a 3-year period (2004-2006) found to have gadolinium contrast enhancement in the proximal portion of optic nerve on MRI at diagnosis. RESULTS Nine patients fit the inclusion criteria. Two had secondary glaucoma of a sufficient degree to cause an enlarged eye (buphthalmos). Median age at presentation was 17 months (2-36 months). All patients received neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to enucleation. Only two received external beam radiation. All are disease-free with a median follow-up of 22 months (12-41 months). CONCLUSIONS Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is well tolerated prior to enucleation of retinoblastoma-containing eyes associated with contrast enhancement of the proximal optic nerve on MRI at diagnosis. Such an approach may be used to decrease intensity or duration of chemotherapy and need for external beam radiation.
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- Saro H Armenian
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Rodriguez-Galindo C, Chantada GL, Haik BG, Wilson MW. Treatment of retinoblastoma: Current status and future perspectives. Curr Treat Options Neurol 2008; 9:294-307. [PMID: 17580009 DOI: 10.1007/s11940-007-0015-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Treatment of retinoblastoma must be individualized. Most patients with unilateral, non-metastatic retinoblastoma can be cured with enucleation alone. In patients with histologic risk factors, adjuvant chemotherapy is recommended, with the addition of orbital radiation for patients with trans-scleral involvement or tumor present at the level of the cut end of the optic nerve. Patients with metastases require intensive chemotherapy and consolidation with autologous hematopoietic stem cell rescue. Patients with bilateral or multifocal disease represent a major challenge. Cure of the disease is the first priority, but the therapeutic approach also has to consider eye and vision preservation. The approach is conservative, and only eyes with very advanced disease are enucleated upfront. Patients are treated with chemotherapy and intensive focal treatments, with the aim of delaying or avoiding radiation therapy and enucleation. For patients with early intraocular stage (Reese-Ellsworth groups I-III and International Groups A-B), the two-drug combination of vincristine and carboplatin is recommended. Patients with more advanced intraocular disease (Reese-Ellsworth groups IV-V and International Groups C-D) require more intensive chemotherapy. Standard of care for these patients incorporates etoposide into the regimen. Effective agents with good intraocular penetration, such as topotecan, are being investigated. Because most failures are secondary to progression of the vitreous seeds, subconjunctival carboplatin is added in cases with poor response of the vitreous tumors. Patients must be monitored very closely, with examinations under anesthesia every 4 to 6 weeks, and focal treatments are applied during the procedure. These include cryotherapy for small anterior tumors, thermotherapy and laser photocoagulation for small posterior tumors, and brachytherapy for larger tumors. New treatment approaches under development include the refinement of periocular chemotherapy administration using slow-release devices, the use of suicide gene therapy with local delivery of the herpes simplex thyrosine kinase gene (followed by systemic administration of ganciclovir), and the development of small-molecule inhibitors of the MDMX-p53 interaction.
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- Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo
- Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
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Tandem high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell rescue in children with bilateral advanced retinoblastoma. Bone Marrow Transplant 2008; 42:385-91. [PMID: 18574441 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2008.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Although external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) has been an effective treatment modality in patients with bilateral advanced retinoblastoma, it significantly increases the risk of second malignancies and facial deformities. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of tandem high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell rescue (HDCT/ASCR) for treatment, instead of EBRT, in children with bilateral advanced retinoblastoma. Fourteen patients with bilateral retinoblastoma received chemotherapy, and local therapy was provided whenever possible. When at least one functional eye could not be saved by chemoreduction and local therapy, tandem HDCT/ASCR was provided to avoid EBRT. As a result, nine patients received tandem HDCT/ASCR. The toxicities were tolerable and there was no TRM. All nine patients who received tandem HDCT/ASCR had at least one functional eye without EBRT, and in two patients, both eyes were saved. No second malignancy has developed to date. HDCT/ASCR might be an effective treatment for bilateral advanced retinoblastoma, especially in cases in which at least one functional eye could not be preserved with chemoreduction and local therapy alone, and where EBRT was unavoidable. Long-term follow-up and further studies are needed to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of HDCT/ASCR as an alternative treatment to EBRT.
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Strunk CJ, Alexander SW. Solid Tumors of Childhood. Oncology 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/0-387-31056-8_62] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Popovic MB, Diezi M, Kuchler H, Abouzeid H, Maeder P, Balmer A, Munier FL. Trilateral retinoblastoma with suprasellar tumor and associated pineal cyst. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2007; 29:53-6. [PMID: 17230067 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0b013e3180308782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Trilateral retinoblastoma (TRb) is a well-known syndrome associating hereditary retinoblastoma (Rb) with an intracranial neuroblastic tumor arising usually in the pineal region, rarely at the suprasellar or parasellar site. It develops in most cases after diagnosis of Rb. The outcome is usually fatal because of secondary spinal dissemination. Pineal cysts have recently been reported as a benign variant of TRb. We report the unusual presentation of a TRb in a 12-month-old boy with extensive bilateral Rb, a voluminous suprasellar tumor, pineal cyst, and leptomeningeal disease. The special features of this "quadrilateral" Rb are discussed.
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- Maja Beck Popovic
- Pediatric Hematology Oncology Unit and Radiology Department, University Hospital CHUV, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Goldman S, Echevarría ME, Fangusaro J. Pediatric brain metastasis from extraneural malignancies: a review. Cancer Treat Res 2007; 136:143-168. [PMID: 18078269 DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-69222-7_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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- Stewart Goldman
- Children's Memorial Hospital, Division of Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Chantada G, Doz F, Antoneli CBG, Grundy R, Clare Stannard FF, Dunkel IJ, Grabowski E, Leal-Leal C, Rodríguez-Galindo C, Schvartzman E, Popovic MB, Kremens B, Meadows AT, Zucker JM. A proposal for an international retinoblastoma staging system. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2006; 47:801-5. [PMID: 16358310 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although intra-retinal tumor has long been staged presurgically according to the Reese-Ellsworth (R-E) system, retinoblastoma differs from other pediatric neoplasms in never having had a widely accepted classification system that encompasses the entire spectrum of the disease. Comparisons among studies that consider disease extension, risk factors for extra-ocular relapse, and response to therapy require a universally accepted staging system for extra-ocular disease. PROCEDURE A committee of retinoblastoma experts from large centers worldwide has developed a consensus classification that can encompass all retinoblastoma cases and is presented herein. Patients are classified according to extent of disease and the presence of overt extra-ocular extension. In addition, a proposal for substaging considering histopathological features of enucleated specimens is presented to further discriminate between Stage I and II patients. RESULTS The following is a summary of the classification system developed-Stage 0: Patients treated conservatively (subject to presurgical ophthalmologic classifications); Stage I: Eye enucleated, completely resected histologically; Stage II: Eye enucleated, microscopic residual tumor; Stage III: Regional extension [(a) overt orbital disease, (b) preauricular or cervical lymph node extension]; Stage IV: Metastatic disease [(a) hematogenous metastasis: (1) single lesion, (2) multiple lesions; (b) CNS extension: (1) prechiasmatic lesion, (2) CNS mass, (3) leptomeningeal disease]. A proposal is also presented for substaging of enucleated Stages I and II eyes. CONCLUSIONS The proposed staging system is the product of an international effort to adopt a uniform staging system for patients with retinoblastoma to cover the whole spectrum of the disease.
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- Guillermo Chantada
- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Hospital JP Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Schefler AC, Jockovich ME, Toledano S, Murray TG. Historical and modern approaches to chemotherapy for retinoblastoma. EXPERT REVIEW OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 2006. [DOI: 10.1586/17469899.1.1.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Doz F. Rétinoblastome : aspects récents. Arch Pediatr 2006; 13:1329-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2006.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2005] [Accepted: 06/23/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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