Retinoblastoma News

Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma Delivered Directly into Eye May Save Eye (03/27/2008)
Chemotherapy delivered directly into the artery of the eye may save the eyeball in children with retinoblastoma. These results were recently published in an early online publication in the journal Opthamology

Patients with Hereditary Retinoblastoma Have Increased Risk of Soft-tissue Sarcomas (01/03/2007)
According to an article recently published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, patients diagnosed with retinoblastoma have a greater risk than the general public of developing soft-tissue sarcomas within their lifetime.

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Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma Delivered Directly into Eye May Save Eye (03/27/2008)
Chemotherapy delivered directly into the artery of the eye may save the eyeball in children with retinoblastoma. These results were recently published in an early online publication in the journal Opthamology

Patients with Hereditary Retinoblastoma Have Increased Risk of Soft-tissue Sarcomas (01/03/2007)
According to an article recently published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, patients diagnosed with retinoblastoma have a greater risk than the general public of developing soft-tissue sarcomas within their lifetime.

Chemotherapy May Allow Preservation of the Eye and Avoidance of Radiation Therapy for Children with Early-Stage Retinoblastoma (02/14/2002)
Treatment for retinoblastoma, a cancer of the eye that occurs in children, is often successful with surgical removal of the eye and followup radiation therapy. However, this treatment involves the loss of an eye as well as the potential long-term side effects of radiation therapy, such as interference with a child’s growth and development and the occurrence of a second cancer later in life. In a recent study, researchers found that children with early-stage retinoblastoma may be able to keep the affected eye(s) and avoid radiation therapy by receiving 6 cycles of a chemotherapy combination.

Effective New Treatment Strategy for Retinoblastoma Avoids Removal of the Eye and Radiation Therapy in Selected Patients (02/14/2002)
Treatment for retinoblastoma, a cancer of the eye that occurs mainly in children, is often successful with surgical removal of the eye and radiation therapy. Although this treatment strategy is successful, it involves the loss of an eye as well as potential long-term side effects of radiation therapy. In a recent clinical study, researchers found that children with early-stage retinoblastoma may be able to keep the affected eye(s) and avoid radiation therapy by receiving chemotherapy and local treatments (treatments involving just the affected eye(s)).