DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Maintenance therapy with Retinoic Acid
Isotretinoin
Isotretinoin, INN, is a medication used for the treatment of a number of cancers and severe skin conditions. It was first developed to be used as a chemotherapy medication for the treatment of brain cancer, pancreatic cancer, and more. It is still used in the treatment of these cancers because of its ability to kill rapidly dividing cells. Its effects are systemic and nonselective. In some cases, it is used to treat harlequin-type ichthyosis, usually a lethal skin deformation in which sufferers develop armor plated-like skin and usually die soon after birth...
Maintenance therapy with Retinoic Acid - List of case studies
- Stage 4 Neuroblastoma – additional opinion
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Vincristine and Etoposide has been administered. The therapy has been, on the whole, well tolerated.” June, 2009 : ... bone marrow transplantation, local radiotherapy and maintenance therapy with Retinoic Acid and hopefully also anti Neuroblastoma ...
- Stage 4 Neuroblastoma
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Vincristine and Etoposide has been administered. The therapy has been, on the whole, well tolerated.” June, 2009 : ... in the US we would potentially treat with oral "maintenance" retinoic acid therapy for about six months. I am not ...