Neuroblastoma Current State and Recent Updates

• अन्य लेखक: Gowda, Chandrika (संपादक)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: IntechOpen 2017
• विषय: Oncology; inflammation, epidemiology, immunotherapy, epigenetics, genetics, targeted therapy
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Neuroblastoma (NBL) is the most common extracranial solid tumor of childhood, with about 700 new cases of neuroblastoma seen each year in the United States. The 5-year survival rate for children with high-risk NBL is only 50-60%, and this survival rate has not improved over the last 10 years. High-r...