May 2007
Volume 48, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2007
Echographic Localization of Periocular Carboplatin in Advanced Retinoblastoma
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • R. Davis, II
    Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
  • C. M. Cebulla
    Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
  • F. J. Ehlies
    Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
  • T. G. Murray
    Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships R. Davis, None; C.M. Cebulla, None; F.J. Ehlies, None; T.G. Murray, None.
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2007, Vol.48, 5250. doi:
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      R. Davis, II, C. M. Cebulla, F. J. Ehlies, T. G. Murray; Echographic Localization of Periocular Carboplatin in Advanced Retinoblastoma. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2007;48(13):5250.

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Abstract

Purpose:: Periocular carboplatin has been shown to be useful as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of advanced retinoblastoma, especially in patients with vitreous seeding. Targeted local therapy may provide a means of augmenting systemic therapy while minimizing adverse effects. As sustained-release and other novel drug delivery vehicles are studied, a non-invasive means of visualizing the drug depot may prove useful in evaluating the efficacy of these techniques.

Methods:: Three patients with Reese-Ellsworth class 5B (International Classification E) retinoblastoma were studied. The age of the patients ranged from 14-30 months, and each of the patients had been previously treated with diode laser ablation and systemic chemoreduction with carboplatin, vincristine, and etoposide. During exam under anesthesia, B-scan ultrasonography was performed on these 3 patients immediately before and after sub-Tenon’s injection of carboplatin (2ml of 10mg/ml) and the depot of drug was demarcated and measured.

Results:: In each of the 3 cases, successful localization of carboplatin within sub-Tenon’s space was demonstrated. In one patient, moderate shadowing from tumor calcification partially obscured the visualization of the carboplatin. Marked improvement in vitreous seeding activity following a series of 3 injections was noted.

Conclusions:: Ultrasonography is an effective means of localizing periocular carboplatin. Each of the patients studied in this report demonstrated clear demarcation of a carboplatin depot following injection, despite moderate shadowing seen from calcification in one patient. Echography therefore may be a useful method of studying novel periocular drug delivery modalities.

Keywords: retinoblastoma • clinical (human) or epidemiologic studies: systems/equipment/techniques 
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