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ArticleThe British journal of ophthalmology2025

Diffuse infiltrating retinoblastoma: a multicentre, international, data-sharing study.

Ankit Singh Tomar, Paul T Finger, Brenda Gallie, Tero T Kivelä, Ashwin Mallipatna, Chengyue Zhang, Junyang Zhao, Matthew W Wilson, Rachel C Brennan, Michala Burges and 31 more

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Ankit Singh TomarOcular Tumor, Orbital Disease, and Ophthamic Radiation Therapy, The New York Eye Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0370-3812
Paul T FingerOcular Tumor, Orbital Disease, and Ophthamic Radiation Therapy, The New York Eye Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA pfinger@eyecancer.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8111-3896
Brenda GallieDepartment of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Retinoblastoma Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0503-4528
Tero T KiveläOcular Oncology Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1198-4394
Ashwin MallipatnaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Retinoblastoma Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1354-2920
Chengyue ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Pediatric Oncology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Beijing, China.
Junyang ZhaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Pediatric Oncology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1640-2042
Matthew W WilsonDepartment of Ophthalmic Oncology, The Hamilton Eye Institute, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Rachel C BrennanOphthalmology Division, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2090-4395
Michala BurgesDepartment of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Jesse L BerryOcular Oncology and Retinoblastoma, Doheny Eye Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8907-9100
Rima JubranCancer and Blood Diseases, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2169-7826
Vikas KhetanOcular Oncology and VitreoRetina, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4396-9877
Suganeswari GanesanOcular Oncology and VitreoRetina, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9164-9523
Andrey YarovoyOcular Oncology Department, The SN Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Vera YarovayaOcular Oncology Department, The SN Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution, Moscow, Russian Federation.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8937-7450
Elena KotovaOcular Oncology Department, The SN Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution, Moscow, Russian Federation.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3396-5461
Denis VolodinOcular Oncology Department, The SN Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution, Moscow, Russian Federation.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3660-7803
Yacoub A YousefSurgery (Ophthalmology), King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7750-6454
Kalle NummiOcular Oncology Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9497-1822
Tatiana L UshakovaPediatric Oncology, Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Olga V YugaySRI of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology of NN Blokhin National Medical Research Center Oncology of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Vladimir G PolyakovPediatric Oncology, Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Moscow, Russian Federation.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8096-0874
Marco A Ramirez-OrtizDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gomez, Mexico City, Mexico.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2994-502X
Elizabeth Esparza-AguiarDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gomez, Mexico City, Mexico.
Guillermo ChantadaHematooncology, Hospital JP Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9375-9336
Paula SchaiquevichHospital de Pediatria JP Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2568-4731
Adriana FandiñoHospital de Pediatria JP Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1751-043X
Jason C YamDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2156-1486
Winnie W LauDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Carol P LamDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Phillipa SharwoodUniversity of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4884-0407
Sonia MoorthyKK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1749-1742
Quah Boon LongKK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1559-5137
Vera Adobea EssumanUniversity of Ghana Medical School, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8529-6362
Lorna A RennerDepartment of Child Health, College of Health Sciences University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Ekaterina SemenovaOcular Tumor, Orbital Disease, and Ophthamic Radiation Therapy, The New York Eye Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
Jaume Catala-MoraOphthalmology, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2152-8579
Genoveva Correa-LlanoOncology, Sant Joan de Deu Hospital, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8604-9862
Elisa CarrerasOphthalmology, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8786-3989
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo determine the unique clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of diffuse infiltrating retinoblastoma (DIR).

methodsThis international, multicentre, registry-based retrospective case series analysed pooled data from January 2001 to December 2013, including 132 eyes from 132 patients with DIR.

resultsAmong 2854 eyes with retinoblastoma, 132 (4.6%; 95% CI, 3.9 to 5.5) had DIR. The median age at diagnosis for DIR patients was 24 months (IQR, 15-33), with no bilateral cases of DIR. The American Joint Committee on Cancer staging showed 4.5% cT2 and 95.5% cT3 categories, with no cT1 or cT4 cases. Clinical features associated with DIR included secondary glaucoma (67%), retinal detachment (38%), diffuse vitreous seeds (37%), anterior segment involvement (24%), vitreous haemorrhage (50%) and hyphema (6%). Primary enucleation was the predominant treatment (81%), while 19% initially received systemic chemotherapy, with 6% requiring subsequent enucleation. The 5-year Kaplan-Meier survival rate for cT3 DIR was 82% (95% CI, 78 to 86), significantly lower than the 94% (95% CI, 93 to 95) for cT3 non-DIR cases (p<0.001). Cox proportional hazards regression returned a higher risk of metastatic death for DIR cT3 compared with non-DIR cT3 (HR, 3.3; 95% CI, 1.8 to 5.9; p<0.001). High-risk pathological features were more frequent in DIR (41% vs 28%, p=0.004). There was no association between DIR and local treatment failure.

conclusionsApproximately 1 in 20 patients with retinoblastoma had DIR, which often presented with glaucoma, anterior segment involvement or intraocular bleeding. DIR was more lethal than non-DIR cT3, with enucleation revealing high-risk pathology.

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RegistriesRetinal NeoplasmsRetinoblastomaChildChild, PreschoolEye EnucleationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfantMaleNeoplasm StagingRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateHemorrhageNeoplasiaPathologyRetinaUveitis

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