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7yrboy with stage 4 nb that did not respond to frontline tx. currently receiving mibg therapy . prognosis ? friend's son.
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High risk: Any child who is Stage 4 and older than 18 months is high risk. 5-year survival rate in children in the high-risk group is around 40% to 50%. I131 MIBG 5 year event free survival of stage IV patients was 48.2% and overall survival was 69%.
Answered 3/2/2016
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