Conservative management of retinoblastoma: Challenging orthodoxy without compromising the state of metastatic grace.“Alive, with good vision and no comorbidity”

FL Munier, M Beck-Popovic, GL Chantada… - Progress in retinal and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Retinoblastoma is lethal by metastasis if left untreated, so the primary goal of therapy is to
preserve life, with ocular survival, visual preservation and quality of life as secondary aims …

[HTML][HTML] Intravitreal chemotherapy for vitreous seeding in retinoblastoma: recent advances and perspectives

FL Munier, MC Gaillard, A Balmer… - Saudi Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
For decades intravitreal chemotherapy (IViC) remained virtually banished from the
therapeutic armamentarium against retinoblastoma, except as a heroic attempt of salvage …

Intravitreal chemotherapy for vitreous disease in retinoblastoma revisited: from prohibition to conditional indications

FL Munier, MC Gaillard, A Balmer, S Soliman… - British Journal of …, 2012 - bjo.bmj.com
Background Tumour control of vitreous seeds remains challenging owing to their resistance
to radiation and systemic chemotherapy. Objective To describe the short-term efficacy of …

Profiling safety of intravitreal injections for retinoblastoma using an anti-reflux procedure and sterilisation of the needle track

FL Munier, S Soliman, AP Moulin… - British Journal of …, 2012 - bjo.bmj.com
Background The preservation of globe integrity has always been a major concern during the
treatment of retinoblastoma for fear of extraocular or metastatic spread. Intravitreal …

Occurrence of sectoral choroidal occlusive vasculopathy and retinal arteriolar embolization after superselective ophthalmic artery chemotherapy for advanced …

FL Munier, M Beck-Popovic, A Balmer, MC Gaillard… - Retina, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: Superselective ophthalmic artery chemotherapy (SOAC) has recently been
proposed as an alternative to intravenous chemoreduction for advanced intraocular …

The classification of vitreous seeds in retinoblastoma and response to intravitreal melphalan

JH Francis, DH Abramson, MC Gaillard, BP Marr… - Ophthalmology, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the clinical characteristics of the 3 classifications of vitreous seeds in
retinoblastoma—dust (class 1), spheres (class 2), and clouds (class 3)—and their responses …

[HTML][HTML] The PROM1 mutation p. R373C causes an autosomal dominant bull's eye maculopathy associated with rod, rod–cone, and macular dystrophy

M Michaelides, MC Gaillard, P Escher… - … & visual science, 2010 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: To characterize in detail the phenotype of five unrelated families with autosomal
dominant bull's eye maculopathy (BEM) due to the R373C mutation in the PROM1 gene …

First-line intra-arterial versus intravenous chemotherapy in unilateral sporadic group D retinoblastoma: evidence of better visual outcomes, ocular survival and shorter …

FL Munier, P Mosimann, F Puccinelli… - British Journal of …, 2017 - bjo.bmj.com
Purpose The introduction of intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) as salvage treatment has
improved the prognosis for eye conservation in group D retinoblastoma. The aim of this …

106Ruthenium brachytherapy for retinoblastoma

H Abouzeid, R Moeckli, MC Gaillard… - International Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of 106Ru plaque brachytherapy for the treatment of
retinoblastoma. METHODS AND MATERIALS: We reviewed a retrospective …

ranibizumab in the management of advanced Coats disease Stages 3B and 4: long-term outcomes

MC Gaillard, A Mataftsi, A Balmer, S Houghton… - Retina, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Laser photocoagulation and cryotherapy to completely destroy telangiectatic
vessels and ischemic retina in Coats disease is barely applicable in advanced cases with …