French researchers have found that some children with low-risk retinoblastoma who are treated with surgery can safely skip post-surgery chemotherapy without the disease returning or spreading. And those with intermediate- or high-risk retinoblastoma can undergo a less aggressive chemotherapy treatment. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Aerts I, et al. Results of a Multicenter Prospective Study on the Postoperative Treatment of Unilateral Retinoblastoma Following Primary Enucleation. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Mar 4. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23460706
No comments:
Post a Comment