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Table 1 Treatment characteristics between groups

From: Ocular toxicity of intravitreal melphalan for retinoblastoma in Chinese patients

 

Clinical grading of retinal toxicity

ALL eyes

P value

None

grade 1

grade 2

grade 3

grade 4

grade 5

Number of eyes

11

4

3

3

3

6

30

 

Mean number of IVC rounds(n = 20)

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.3

6.3

0.3013

Mean number of IAC rounds(n = 13)

3.3

3.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

3.0

3.4

0.9937

Mean number of IVM injections

2.7

3.0

2.3

3.0

2.3

2.8

2.7

0.8613

Mean dosage given (μg)

22.2

25.5

23.7

25.0

29.3

27.8

24.9

0.0045

Mean cumulative total dose(μg)

62.2

77.0

55.3

71.7

69.3

78.7

68.4

0.5306

Abnormal hyaloidal interface

1/11

0/4

1/3

1/3

1/3

1/6

5/30

0.3672

  1. *IVC was conducted in 17 patients, while IAC was conducted in 10 patients. 3 patients recieved both IVC and IAC. The mean number was calculated in those patients who received the therapies. IVC intravenous chemotherapy, IAC intra-arterial chemotherapy, IVM intravitreal melphalan