Treatment of Retinoblastoma in 2015

ABRAMSON, DAVID H.; SHIELDS, CAROL L.; MUNIER, FRANCIS L.; CHANTADA, GUILLERMO L.

JAMA Ophthalmology

AMER MEDICAL ASSOC

Año: 2015 vol. 133

2168-6165

The management of intraocular retinoblastoma is rapidly changing, and even recentreviews on the subject are behind existing practices. The 4 authors of thisreport collectively represent their management strategies with an emphasis onareas of agreement and disagreement. Ophthalmic artery chemosurgery andintravitreous chemotherapy have completely replaced external beam radiotherapy,reduced the use of systemic chemotherapy, and diminished enucleations by 90%without evidence of compromising patient survival.