children s health issues
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Treatment of Rhabdomyosarcoma
Chemotherapy and surgery Sometimes radiation therapy (See also Cancer Treatment Principles .) Treatment consists of Chemotherapy and Other Systemic Cancer Treatments and All children are treated with chemotherapy. The most common chemotherapy drugs used arevincristine,dactinomycin,cyclophosphamide,doxorubicin,ifosfamide, andetoposide.Topotecanandirinotecanare other drugs that may also be used. When surgery is done, the entire cancer is removed if possible. Radiation therapy is typically used if some cancer remains after surgery or if the cancer is considered intermediate risk or high risk. 