Addition of Vincristine and Irinotecan to Standard Therapy in a Patient With Refractory High-risk Hepatoblastoma Achieving Long-term Relapse-free Survival

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2019 Apr;41(3):e171-e173. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001171.

Abstract

Children with metastatic hepatoblastoma have a poor prognosis, even with dose intensification of cisplatin and doxorubicin. Vincristine and irinotecan have demonstrated activity in high risk disease. This report describes a 3-year-old girl with metastatic hepatoblastoma with unresectable disease after 5 cycles of cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil, vincristine, and doxorubicin who had a complete response of her metastatic disease to vincristine and irinotecan (intravenous and oral forms), allowing surgical resection of her liver disease. She remains in remission 48 months since therapy completion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cisplatin
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Doxorubicin
  • Female
  • Fluorouracil
  • Hepatoblastoma / drug therapy*
  • Hepatoblastoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Irinotecan / administration & dosage*
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery
  • Risk
  • Vincristine / administration & dosage*

Substances

  • Vincristine
  • Irinotecan
  • Doxorubicin
  • Cisplatin
  • Fluorouracil