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ArticleClinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico2025

Management and outcome of children with high-risk neuroblastoma: insights from the Spanish Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (SEHOP) neuroblastoma group on refractory and relapse/progressive disease.

Blanca Martínez de Las Heras, Pedro M Rubio-Aparicio, Alba Rubio-San-Simón, Lucas Moreno, Paula Mazorra, Ricardo López Almaraz, Mercedes Llempén López, Julia Balaguer Guill, Vanessa Segura, Mar Bermúdez and 3 more

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Article in Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Fraction-dependent dose dynamics and clinical safety in high-risk neuroblastoma treated with [European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Blanca Martínez de Las HerasPediatric Hemato-Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, European Reference Network PAEDCAN member, Valencia, Spain. martinez_bladel@gva.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4973-0410
Pedro M Rubio-AparicioPediatric Hemato-Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, European Reference Network PAEDCAN member, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8865-9090
Alba Rubio-San-SimónPediatric Hemato-Oncology Department, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6426-7423
Lucas MorenoPediatric Department, Hospital Universitario Vall d´Hebron, European Reference Network PAEDCAN member, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0708-1670
Paula MazorraPediatric Department, Hospital Universitario Vall d´Hebron, European Reference Network PAEDCAN member, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-6441-2854
Ricardo López AlmarazPediatric Onco-Hematology Unit, Hospital Cruces, and Pediatric Oncology Group Biobizkaia Health Research Institute, Barakaldo, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5521-9892
Mercedes Llempén LópezPediatric Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, European Reference Network PAEDCAN member, Sevilla, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8354-3307
Julia Balaguer GuillPediatric Hemato-Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, European Reference Network PAEDCAN member, Valencia, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7346-6499
Vanessa SeguraClinical and Translational Oncology Research Group, Investigation Institute La Fe, Valencia, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0410-9674
Mar BermúdezPediatric Hematology-Oncology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4630-7107
Irene JiménezPediatric Hematology-Oncology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3544-4045
Désirée RamalClinical and Translational Oncology Research Group, Investigation Institute La Fe, Valencia, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-1655-3948
Adela CañetePediatric Hemato-Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, European Reference Network PAEDCAN member, Valencia, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5669-5097

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeOutcome for children with refractory and relapse/progressive high-risk neuroblastoma (HR-NB) remains poor, without an internationally agreed standard second-line approach. Heterogeneity in patients' disease and treatment strategies challenges clinical management. The survival rate for patients with resistant disease does not exceed 20% at 5 years. The study's aim was to analyze refractory and progressive HR-NB patients in a real-world setting to evaluate current clinical practices and optimize future approaches.

methodsData from patients diagnosed with refractory and relapse/progressive (R/R-P) HR-NB between January 2019 and December 2021 at six of the major Spanish neuroblastoma treating hospitals were collected and analyzed.

resultsA total of 67 episodes of R/R-P HR-NB were included. Treatments applied included chemotherapy (97%), immunotherapy (48%), consolidation (21%), local treatment (surgery and/or radiotherapy) (45%) and maintenance (16%), and were administered within a clinical trial (CT) in 34% of the episodes. Biopsy was performed in 37% of the tumors and 30% were profiled. Event-free survival (EFS) in our cohort was 20.9% and overall survival (OS) 32%. Significant survival advantage (in both OS and EFS) was observed in refractory episodes compared to relapse/progressive, in first events compared to successive, and when response or disease stabilization was achieved. MYCN status, presence of lymph node metastases, use of irinotecan or topotecan, and radiotherapy were also univariate predictors of OS.

conclusionsTreatment of refractory and relapse/progressive HR-NB is highly heterogeneous. We confirm a poor outcome, although certain epidemiological and treatment-related factors have prognostic value. Molecular profiling and inclusion in CTs should be improved.

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Neoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeuroblastomaAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansImmunotherapyInfantMaleRetrospective StudiesSpainSurvival RateClinical trialsImmunotherapyNeuroblastomaRelapse

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