Combined Radiation and Regional Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Retinoblastoma

Krementz, Edward T.; Schlosser, Joseph V.; Rumage, Joseph P.

doi:10.2214/ajr.96.1.141

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“…Frequent and close follow-up of cases the first few months after treatment and the general unanimity of opinion regarding which cases should receive radiation therapy and which cases should be subjected to immediate enucleation also were I FIG. 4 Triethylene melamine (TEM) was used on only six patients seen since 1967, and it is doubtful whether there is any advantage in its continued use in the treatment of retinoblastomas as those patients not receiving the drug did as well as those who received it. 10~14 Preservation of vision is of utmost importance, second only to the preservation of life.…”

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Treatment results of retinoblastoma at indiana university hospitals

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Helveston

et al. 1977

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This paper summarizes a review of all cases (70) of retinoblastoma seen at Indiana University Hospitals over the past 25 years (from 1952 to 1977) to determine the results of treatment and causes of failure. All cases from July, 1967, to the present were managed by the same group of physicians, thus following a consistent philosophy of treatment for those patients. Thirty-two patients treated during this latter period have survived a minimun of two years and are alive. Visual acuity of 20/20 has been preserved in all 16 patients with unilateral disease and a range of 20/50 to 20/20 in 12 of the 16 patients with bilateral disease. Because of the highly specialized diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and equipment required for optimal treatment results, it is recommended that patients with retinoblastomas be referred to treatment centers specializing in the management of this disease.

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confidence: 99%