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Pharmacotherapy for Retinoblastoma

Systemic chemotherapy has become the cornerstone of therapy for retinoblastoma. The advent of novel chemotherapeutic and antiangiogenesis agents together with new routes of drug administration including periocular, intravitreal and intra-ophthalmic artery injection will hopefully revolutionize the m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Shahsavari, Mohsen, Mashayekhi, Arman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ophthalmic Research Center 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3498564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23198068
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Sumario:Systemic chemotherapy has become the cornerstone of therapy for retinoblastoma. The advent of novel chemotherapeutic and antiangiogenesis agents together with new routes of drug administration including periocular, intravitreal and intra-ophthalmic artery injection will hopefully revolutionize the management of this sight-threatening and potentially fatal infantile ocular neoplasm.