Treatment Outcomes of Unilateral Retinoblastoma in Japan - A
Single-Center Retrospective Study of 153 Eyes
Abstract
Background: Although conservative treatment has been used for unilateral
retinoblastoma, enucleation is still the mainstay of treatment for the
ICRB D–E group. In Japan, conservative treatment has been performed to
preserve the eyes of patients with unilateral retinoblastoma including
group D–E. We analyzed the data of patients treated at our institution
with the aim of assessing if conservative therapy in the D–E group
would worsen the survival outcomes and if it would also enable
preservation of visual acuity. Procedure: We retrospectively reviewed
medical records of patients of unilateral retinoblastoma from January 1,
2006, to December 31, 2015. Survival rates, EBRT-avoided preservation
rates, and safety were analyzed for the initially enucleated and
conservative treatment groups. Results: Among 153 patients, 34 (89%) in
the B–C group and 49 (43%) in the D–E group underwent conservative
treatment, respectively. 36 out of 83 (43%) patients were able to avoid
enucleation without EBRT by undergoing conservative treatment. In the
D–E groups with conservative treatment, there were extraocular
recurrences in two patients, and one patient who had a CNS recurrence
died. The 5-year OS and RFS was 97.9 (95%CI : 85.8–99.7)% and 95.8
(95%CI : 84.3–98.9)% in the D–E group, respectively. There were no
acute serious adverse events during conservative treatment, and no
secondary malignancies were observed. Conclusion: Conservative treatment
for unilateral retinoblastoma, including for the D–E groups is
acceptable based on the results that OS remained high and no serious
adverse events were observed.