Retinoblastoma in the Democratic Republic of Congo: 20-Year Review from a Tertiary Hospital in Kinshasa

Table 3

Regimens, courses, duration, and followup of chemotherapy for retinoblastoma over time.

Regimen	Years	n	Mean 𝑛^∘ of chemotherapy courses (ranges)	Followup from start of treatment (months)
C/wk	1995–1990	8	3.6 (2–6)	1
VC-enu-VC	1991	1	12	9
VC/wk	1991–1996	8	5.5 (5–6)	3
VC-Prednisolone	1992	1	1	21 days
VC-VAC+M	1996	2	24.5 (6-43)	10
VAC+M/3 wks	1997–2000	4	5.25 (1–12)	5
VAC/3 wks	1998–2005	14	3.1 (1–6)	6
VMC-VAC-enu-	2003	1	16	15
VAC+VMC/3 wk	2004	1	1	13

C: cyclophosphamide; V: vincristine; A: Adriamycine; M: methotrexate; enu: enucleation.