title: [Initial experiences in the treatment of children with metastatic and recurrent neuroblastoma using meta-iodobenzylguanidine].
abstract: At four involved hospitals 16 children were treated with Metaiodobenzylguanidine (131J-MIBG). These children had a relapse of neuroblastoma stage III or IV or did not respond sufficiently to chemotherapy. In 10 children extreme bone pain disappeared and they became free of fever during the MIBG-treatment. 10 children responded to the therapy demonstrated either by decrease of the solid tumor part or by decrease of catecholamines in urine or plasma or by decrease of bone-marrow involvement. One patient reached a complete remission continuing up to present time (longer than 180 days). 9 patients died meanwhile of tumor progression. 131J-MIBG is an effective instrument, to get a decrease of the tumor up to a complete remission in extensively pretreated patients with tumor relapse, which are refractory to chemotherapy.
mesh_terms: D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D000293:Adolescent; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000097:blood; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000528:radiation effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007462:Iodobenzenes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007462:Iodobenzenes; D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine
vernacular_title: Erste Erfahrungen in der Behandlung von Kindern mit metastasiertem und rezidiviertem Neuroblastom mit Metajodbenzylguanidin.