Retinoblastoma chemotherapeutic drugs and their toxic effects on RPE cells
1 October 2016
| Bheemanagouda Patil
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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chemotherapy, intra-ocular tumour, retinal pigment epithelium, retinoblastoma, toxicity
There is reported clinical evidence of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) alterations after intra-arterial (IAC) and intravitreal chemotherapy (IViC) of retinoblastoma. The purpose of this study was to investigate the cellular toxic effects of melphalan, topotecan and carboplatin on the RPE...