Standard Treatment New combinations of drugs are used in the hope of finding effective agents that are then combined with standard combinations of vincristine , actinomycin and cyclophosphamide and radiation.
Five-Year Survival 20 percent
Recurrent Cancer Several options are available if there is a relapse or inadequate response to initial therapy. Extremely intensive treatment with radiation and chemotherapy , which would not normally be possible because of severe damage to the bone marrow , can be followed by bone marrow transplantation. Alternatively, investigational drugs or biologic agents are often available for trial at children's cancer centers. Supportive treatments are always available, especially for dying patients, who should never be allowed to feel that treatment is stopping.
