SELECTIVE INTRA-ARTERIAL CHEMOTHERAPY (IAC) IN TREATMENT AT CHILDREN WITH THE INTRAOCULAR RETYNOBLASTOMA

Abstract

Treatment of intraocular retinoblastoma is challenging. It requires a multidisciplinary personalized approach that includes focal treatments, chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy. Today, the focus of therapy has shifted to eye preservation with the major aim to save the child’s life and to preserve the eyeball as a functioning organ of vision with minimal complications. One of the most promising therapy approaches is selective intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC), by which a cytostatic agent is given directly into the eye. This treatment modality has been shown to provide survival benefit and improvement of quality of life, reducing toxicity and minimizing side effects.

Keywords

• ретинобластома
• органосохраняющее лечение
• селективная интраартериальная химиотерапия (сиахт)
• интравитреальная химиотерапия