Intra-arterial and oral digoxin therapy for retinoblastoma

Ophthalmic Genetics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 147-150

  Patel, Mrinali ^a   Paulus, Yannis M ^a   Gobin, Y Pierre ^b   Djaballah, Hakim ^a   Marr, Brian ^a   Dunkel, Ira J ^a   Brodie, Scott ^c   Antczak, Christophe ^a   Folberg, Robert ^d   Abramson, David H ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d OAKLAND UNIVERSITY WILLIAM BEAUMONT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac glycosides; digoxin; intra arterial; retinoblastoma

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; MELPHALAN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SIZE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CRYOTHERAPY; DIGOXIN BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECG ABNORMALITY; ENUCLEATION; EYE FUNDUS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINOBLASTOMA; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIGOXIN; EYE ENUCLEATION; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MALE; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; RETINAL NEOPLASMS; RETINOBLASTOMA;

MURINAE; STROPHANTHUS GRATUS;

EID: 80051707437     PISSN: 13816810     EISSN: 17445094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13816810.2010.544530     Document Type: Article

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