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ReviewIndian journal of ophthalmology2020

Modern treatment of retinoblastoma: A 2020 review.

David Ancona-Lezama, Lauren A Dalvin, Carol L Shields

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Review in Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 137 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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137citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

137 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. The role for intra-arterial chemotherapy for refractory retinoblastoma: a systematic review.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2021
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  5. Retinoblastoma management-Our fight is different!Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2026
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  18. Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy for Advanced Intraocular Retinoblastoma….Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

David Ancona-LezamaOcular Oncology Service, Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico.
Lauren A DalvinDepartment of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Carol L ShieldsOcular Oncology Service Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retinoblastoma management remains complex, requiring individualized treatment based on International Classification of Retinoblastoma (ICRB) staging, germline mutation status, family psychosocial factors and cultural beliefs, and available institutional resources. For this 2020 retinoblastoma review, PubMed was searched for articles dated as early as 1931, with an emphasis on articles from 1990 to the present day, using keywords of retinoblastoma, chemotherapy, intravenous chemotherapy, chemoreduction, intra-arterial chemotherapy, ophthalmic artery chemosurgery, intravitreal chemotherapy, intracameral chemotherapy, cryotherapy, transpupillary thermotherapy, laser, radiation, external beam radiotherapy, plaque radiotherapy, brachytherapy, and enucleation. We discuss current treatment modalities as used in the year 2020, including intravenous chemotherapy (IVC), intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC), intravitreal chemotherapy (IvitC), intracameral chemotherapy (IcamC), consolidation therapies (cryotherapy and transpupillary thermotherapy [TTT]), radiation-based therapies (external beam radiotherapy [EBRT] and plaque radiotherapy), and enucleation. Additionally, we present a consensus treatment algorithm based on the agreement of three North American retinoblastoma treatment centers, and encourage further collaboration amongst the world's most expert retinoblastoma treatment centers in order to develop consensus management plans and continue advancement in the identification and treatment of this childhood cancer.

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Retinal NeoplasmsRetinoblastomaAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsChildCombined Modality TherapyCryotherapyEye EnucleationHumansInfantAlgorithmeyeoncologypediatricretinoblastomatreatment

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PMID33120616
PMCPMC7774148

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