The risk of trilateral retinoblastoma is high with the heritable form. For this reason, MRI scanning is required every six months, until the child is at least five years old. References ...

Retinoblastoma is one of the most common childhood cancers, but it’s still rare. It affects about 300 children in the U.S. each year, most of them under 5.

A retinoblastoma is a malignant tumor of the retina, which is the thin sensory membrane at the back of the eyeball. It occurs as a result of a mutation in both copies of the RB1 gene that produces ...

The retinoblastoma program at MSK Kids in New York City is the world’s oldest and most successful program for treating this eye cancer. MSK doctors have been curing retinoblastoma in children since ...

Aqueous Humor is Superior to Blood as a Liquid Biopsy for Retinoblastoma. Ophthalmology, 2019; DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.10.026 ...

BUFFALO, NY- January 29, 2025 – A new research paper was published in Volume 16 of Genes & Cancer on January 20, 2025, entitled, “Analysis of pathogenic variants in retinoblastoma reveals a ...

GENEVA — Two new classification systems allow for improved stratification of patients with retinoblastoma, according to study results presented at World Cancer Congress.This improves the ability ...

A shortened adjuvant chemotherapy regimen improved outcomes for infants with unilateral pathologic high-risk retinoblastoma, according to study results.Researchers reported improved 5-year DFS ...

RB1 loss triggers dependence on ESRRG in retinoblastoma. Science Advances, 2022; 8 (33) DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abm8466 ...

Among pediatric patients with pathologically high-risk retinoblastoma, three cycles of chemotherapy were found to have similar results to treatment with the standard six cycles of chemotherapy, ...