METHOD OF TREATING BONE SARCOMAS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: oncology.

SUBSTANCE: invention is directed, in particular, to treatment of patients with Ewing's sarcoma and osteogenic sarcoma at different stages of malignant process. Method comprises chemotherapy and beam therapy. Samples of venous blood are taken from children in age of 5 to 12 years in amounts not larger than 5% of the total volume of circulating blood per 1 introduced dose of chemical preparation and, from adolescents and young persons, in amount of 200 ml. Then 4 courses of polychemotherapy are fulfilled with autoblood according to standard treatment schemes for given diseases, taking into account stages of disease, in recommended doses. Between 2^nd and 3^rd chemotherapy courses, radiotherapy is fulfilled on metastatic focuses in lungs. After 4 courses of induction autohemo-chemotherapy, local therapy on the primary focus (radiotherapy and/or surgical treatment) is fulfilled and also radiotherapy on metastatic focuses in other bones, after which follows consolidation involving chemical preparation of the second line.

EFFECT: improved remote results of treatment , suppressed metastatic focuses, reduced tumor dimensions, and weakened toxic manifestations of therapy.

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