World Disparities in Risk Definition and Management of Retinoblastoma: A Report from the International Retinoblastoma Staging Working Group

• Authors: CHANTADA Guillermo; DOZ Francois; ORUJELA Manuela; QUADDOUMI Ibrahim; SITORIUS Rita S; KEPÁK Tomáš; FURMANCHUK Anna; CASTELLANOS Mauritio; SHARMA Tarun; CHEVEZ-BARRIOS Patricia; RODRIGUEZ-GALINDO Carlos
• Year of publication: 2008
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.21427
• Field: Oncology and hematology
• Keywords: retinoblastoma; staging; telemedicine
• Description: Following from the publication of the International Retinoblastoma Staging System, an open internet discussion group was created at the www.cure4kids.org resource. The results of a survey distributed among participants are discussed. Although most patients with retinoblastoma were treated under prospective protocols, there was a wide variation in the definition of risk criteria and in the criteria for giving adjuvant chemotherapy following enucleation. Definition of high-risk histological features and the criteria for use of adjuvant therapy will be standardized in future studies. Internet meetings are a valuable mechanism for enabling participation from under-resourced countries in the development of cooperative studies.