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Retinoblastoma treatment has become more and more focused in the last years. New treatments developed by Dr. Kaneko from Japan in 1995 are now being tested in clinical trials.
Intra-arterial chemotherapy with Melphalan has shown success in some patients but with limited response when there is marked vitreal seeding. For these cases Intravitreal injections of Melphalan have been successful in Japan.
In this study the same chemotherapy (melphalan) will be administered intravitreally (directly through the eye wall) and the response (short and long term) will be monitored.
Intravitreal injections of Melphalan will be given to cases unresponsive to chemotherapy or with vitreal seeding of the disease.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| IVit Treatment group | Experimental | Intravitreal injections of Melphalan |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVit Melphalan | Drug | IVit injections of Melphalan |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| treatment response | short term response to treatment and long term complications | 1 year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| complications | short and long term complications | 1 year |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Shahar Frenkel, MD, PhD | Hadassah Medical Organization | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center | Jerusalem | Israel |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012175 | Retinoblastoma |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D018302 | Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial |
| D017599 | Neuroectodermal Tumors |
| D009373 | Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal |
| D009370 | Neoplasms by Histologic Type |
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| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D009375 | Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial |
| D009380 | Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue |
| D019572 | Retinal Neoplasms |
| D005134 | Eye Neoplasms |
| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D015785 | Eye Diseases, Hereditary |
| D005128 | Eye Diseases |
| D012164 | Retinal Diseases |