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David H. Abramson

MSKCC/Cornell University
Verified email at mskcc.org
Cited by 26219

Retinoblastoma

H Dimaras, TW Corson, D Cobrinik, A White… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2015 - nature.com
Retinoblastoma is a rare cancer of the infant retina that is diagnosed in approximately 8,000
children each year worldwide. It forms when both retinoblastoma gene (RB1) alleles are …

Update on retinoblastoma

DH Abramson, AC Schefler - Retina, 2004 - journals.lww.com
After completion of this article, the reader will be able to 1) state the therapeutic interventions
that are currently used to treat intraocular retinoblastoma, and to outline the mechanism of …

Treatment of retinoblastoma in 2015: agreement and disagreement

DH Abramson, CL Shields, FL Munier… - JAMA …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
The management of intraocular retinoblastoma is rapidly changing, and even recent reviews
on the subject are behind existing practices. The 4 authors of this report collectively …

Cancer incidence after retinoblastoma: radiation dose and sarcoma risk

FL Wong, JD Boice, DH Abramson, RE Tarone… - Jama, 1997 - jamanetwork.com
Context.—There is a substantial risk of a second cancer for persons with hereditary
retinoblastoma, which is enhanced by radiotherapy. Objective.—To examine long-term risk …

Mortality from second tumors among long-term survivors of retinoblastoma

C Eng, FP Li, DH Abramson… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 1993 - academic.oup.com
Background: Children diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare cancer of the eye, tend to
develop and die of second primary cancers in childhood and adolescence, but few …

Effect of selumetinib vs chemotherapy on progression-free survival in uveal melanoma: a randomized clinical trial

RD Carvajal, JA Sosman, JF Quevedo, MM Milhem… - Jama, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Uveal melanoma is characterized by mutations inGNAQandGNA11, resulting in
mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway activation. Objective To assess the efficacy of …

A phase I/II study of direct intraarterial (ophthalmic artery) chemotherapy with melphalan for intraocular retinoblastoma: initial results

DH Abramson, IJ Dunkel, SE Brodie, JW Kim, YP Gobin - Ophthalmology, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To develop a technique that would allow us to cannulate repeatedly the
ophthalmic artery of young children with advanced retinoblastoma, to find a dose of …

[PDF][PDF] Risk of new cancers after radiotherapy in long-term survivors of retinoblastoma: an extended follow-up

RA Kleinerman, MA Tucker, RE Tarone… - Journal of Clinical …, 2005 - researchgate.net
Purpose Many children diagnosed with retinoblastoma (Rb) survive into adulthood and are
prone to subsequent cancers, particularly hereditary patients, who have germline Rb-1 …

Intra-arterial chemotherapy for the management of retinoblastoma: four-year experience

YP Gobin, IJ Dunkel, BP Marr, SE Brodie… - Archives of …, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Objective: To determine whether intra-arterial chemotherapy is safe and effective in
advanced intraocular retinoblastoma. Retinoblastoma often presents with advanced …

Second nonocular tumors in retinoblastoma survivors: are they radiation-induced?

DH Abramson, RM Ellsworth, FD Kitchin, G Tung - Ophthalmology, 1984 - Elsevier
A review of 693 patients with bilateral retinoblastoma and 18 patients with
unilateral/germinal retinoblastoma was carried out to find the incidence, time, course and …