Retinoblastoma
Common Name(s)
Retinoblastoma
Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Retinoblastoma" for support, advocacy or research.
The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT) is dedicated to providing support to families affected by Retinoblastoma (Rb), funding research and raising awareness.
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Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Retinoblastoma" for support, advocacy or research.
The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT) is dedicated to providing support to families affected by Retinoblastoma (Rb), funding research and raising awareness.
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Scientific Literature
Articles from the PubMed Database
Research articles describe the outcome of a single study. They are the published results of original research.
The terms "Retinoblastoma" returned 1295 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: J. Clin. Invest.. 2014 Jan;124(1):338-52.
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is often associated with overexpression of TGF-β. Given its tumor suppressor functions, it is unclear whether TGF-β is a valid therapeutic target for PDAC. Here, we found that proliferating pancreatic cancer cells (PCCs) from human PDAC patients ...
Journal: J. Clin. Invest.. 2013 Dec;123(12):5152-64.
The retinoblastoma 1 (RB1) tumor suppressor is a critical regulator of cell cycle progression and development. To investigate the role of RB1 in neural crest-derived melanocytes, we bred mice with a floxed Rb1 allele with mice expressing Cre from the tyrosinase (Tyr) promoter. TyrCre+;Rb1fl/fl ...
Journal: Korean J Ophthalmol. 2013 Oct;27(5):368-71.
Recent reports suggest the association of human papilloma virus (HPV) with retinoblastoma. This study was performed to elucidate whether HPV infection is related to retinoblastoma among Koreans.
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Reviews from the PubMed Database
Review articles summarize what is currently known about a disease. They discuss research previously published by others.
The terms "Retinoblastoma" returned 59 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Brachytherapy. ;13(1):1-14.
To present the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) guidelines for plaque brachytherapy of choroidal melanoma and retinoblastoma.
Journal: Indian J Ophthalmol. 2013 Sep;61(9):479-85.
Retinoblastoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy of childhood. A potentially curable cancer, its treatment has improved significantly over the last few decades. The purpose of this article is to review the literature on various conservative treatment modalities available ...
Journal: Trends Biochem. Sci.. 2013 Jan;38(1):12-9.
Multisite phosphorylation modulates the function of regulatory proteins with complex signaling properties and outputs. The retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein (Rb) is inactivated by cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) phosphorylation in normal and cancer cell cycles, so understanding ...
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Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Clinical Trial Information This information is provided by ClinicalTrials.gov
Condition Summary: Advanced Intra-Ocular Retinoblastoma; Retinoblastoma
Condition Summary: Retinoblastoma
Finding the right clinical trial for Retinoblastoma can be challenging. However, with TrialsFinder (which uses the Reg4ALL database and privacy controls by Private Access), you can permit researchers to let you know opportunities to consider - all without revealing your identity.