Neuroblastoma Current State and Recent Updates

• Other Authors: Gowda, Chandrika (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2017
• Subjects: Oncology; inflammation, epidemiology, immunotherapy, epigenetics, genetics, targeted therapy
• Online Access: 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...