Intra-arterial chemotherapy as primary or secondary treatment for infants diagnosed with advanced retinoblastoma before 3 months of age

Table 3 Survival outcomes of 39 infants with advanced retinoblastoma

	Primary IAC	Secondary IAC
Globe salvage	24	11
Ocular survival rate	82.8%	84.6%
Death	1	0
Overall survival rate	96.2%	100%
Recurrence	6	3
Time to recurrence, months ^a	8.3 ± 3.4	10.0 ± 2.0
Stable disease after salvage treatment ^b	6	2
Recurrence-free survival rate	79.3%	76.9%

Note: IVC = intravenous chemotherapy, IAC = intra-arterial chemotherapy
^aData were represented as mean ± standard deviation
^bSalvage treatment included intravenous chemotherapy, intra-arterial chemotherapy, laser ablation, intravitreal chemotherapy, and pars plana vitrectomy

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