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Relapsed hepatoblastoma
Author(s) -
TrobaughLotrario Angela D.,
Feusner James H.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.24218
Subject(s) - hepatoblastoma , medicine , irinotecan , chemotherapy , oncology , doxorubicin , radiation therapy , clinical trial , cancer , colorectal cancer
Successful treatment of recurrent hepatoblastoma (HB) relies largely on surgical resection. When tumors are responsive, chemotherapy can be used to render patients resectable. Various chemotherapeutic regimens studied in small numbers of patients on phase I/II trials have shown few responses. The best available data indicate that doxorubicin, if not given during intial treatment, and irinotecan are the most active agents in recurrent HB. Stem cell transplantation and radiation therapy have been reported in several patients with unclear successes. Advances in therapy for relapsed patients require concentrating enrollment in one or two phase I/II trials utilizing agents with promising preclinical data. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2012; 59: 813–817. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.