Intra-arterial chemotherapy is a specialized treatment for retinoblastoma, a childhood eye cancer. Instead of giving chemotherapy to the whole body, medicine is delivered directly to the artery supplying the eye, targeting the tumor precisely.
This approach allows high drug concentration at the tumor site while minimizing systemic side effects. It improves tumor control, preserves vision, and reduces the need for eye removal or extensive systemic chemotherapy.
Retinoblastoma may present with eye-related symptoms that progress silently in children. Early diagnosis and targeted treatment are essential to save vision and life. Intra-arterial chemotherapy is recommended when tumors are advanced, recurrent, or poorly responsive to conventional therapy, providing effective tumor control with reduced toxicity and improved long-term outcomes.
Intra-arterial chemotherapy delivers drugs directly to the eye tumor, maximizing effectiveness while reducing systemic side effects. It improves tumor regression, preserves vision, and lowers the need for eye removal. This minimally invasive technique shortens recovery, improves safety, and offers better long-term outcomes for children with retinoblastoma.
A treatment delivering chemotherapy directly into the eye artery.
Yes, when performed by experienced specialists.
Usually multiple sessions depending on tumor response.
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