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Photodynamic Therapy With Visudyne for Human Retinoblastoma: A Preliminary Study

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Retinoblastoma
Interventions
Drug: photodynamic therapy
Registration Number
NCT04429139
Lead Sponsor
Sun Yat-sen University
Brief Summary

To study the effectiveness and safety profiles of photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the treatment of human retinoblastoma.

Detailed Description

Retinoblastoma is the commonest primary intraocular malignancy in infancy and early childhood. Ophthalmologist are trying to seek other more safe and effective treatment modalities to well control the tumor and preserve the visual function. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a potentially therapeutic approach for retinoblastoma which has been underestimated. In this study, we are gonging to investigate the the effectiveness and safety profiles of photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the treatment of human retinoblastoma.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
8
Inclusion Criteria
  • patients with intraocular retinoblastoma of Group A-D
Exclusion Criteria
  • (1) patients with intraocular retinoblastoma of group E; (2) patients with extraocular spread; (3); media opacities such as corneal opacity, significant cataract, or vitreous hemorrhage obscuring fundus examination; (4) patients who were allergic to verteporfin or other benzoporphyrin derivatives.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PDT treatment groupphotodynamic therapyAll the patients received once PDT with Visudyne® as the initial treatment. Rescue treatment with systemic chemotherapy would be given to patients if tumors were insensitive to PDT treatment, the tumors became larger, or disease relapse.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
eye enucleation3 years

the rate of eye enucleation of patients with retinoblastoma in different groups

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kunbei Lai

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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