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Globe salvage rates better with IAC than IVC in select cases of unilateral retinoblastoma
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Intra-arterial chemotherapy resulted in better globe salvage than intravenous chemotherapy for treatment of unilateral retinoblastoma in certain cases, according to a speaker here.“There is not complete agreement in the management of retinoblastoma,” Carol L. Shields, MD, said at the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus meeting. “Basically, we have some agreement that we have made huge progress in the management of retinoblastoma. In fact, this is the most successfully treated pediatric cancer.”