Mapping pediatric oncology clinical trial collaborative groups on the global stage

A Major, M Palese, E Ermis, A James… - JCO Global …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE The global pediatric oncology clinical research landscape, particularly in Central
and South America, Africa, and Asia, which bear the highest burden of global childhood …

Treatment abandonment: A report from the collaborative African network for childhood cancer care and research—CANCaRe Africa

G Chagaluka, GM Afungchwi, L Landman… - Pediatric Blood & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background 'Treatmentabandonment'is a common and preventable cause of childhood
cancer treatment failure in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMIC). Risk factors and …

[HTML][HTML] Late effects of childhood cancer survivors in Africa: A scoping review

J Lemmen, F Njuguna, S Verhulst, TA Vik… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction The number of children surviving cancer in Africa is increasing. Knowledge
about late effects of survivors is lacking. Our study maps literature regarding late effects of …

Short-term chemotherapy-related complications and undernutrition in children diagnosed with cancer at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana: A prospective …

N Salifu, CI Segbefia, Y Alhassan, LA Renner… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Undernutrition in children with cancer is associated with complications during cancer
therapy. The study objective was to determine the association between specific …

A Multidisciplinary Consensus‐Building Exercise to Define and Prioritize Topics in Supportive Care of Children With Cancer at a Global Level

E Sniderman, T Reljic, M Bhakta, M Bonilla… - Cancer …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Optimal outcomes during childhood cancer treatment require effective
management of toxicities, often called supportive care. A lack of agreement on what …

Barriers to and facilitators of effective management of fever episodes in hospitalised Kenyan children with cancer: protocol for convergent mixed methods study

CN Nessle, F Njuguna, J Dettinger, R Koima… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Febrile neutropenia is an oncological emergency in children with cancer,
associated with serious infections and complications. In low-resourced settings, death from …

Reflections on 20 years of the Wilms Africa project: Lessons learned and the way forward

T Israels, E Borgstein, S Kamiza, B Mallon… - Pediatric Blood & …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Wilms tumour (WT) is one of the common and curable childhood cancer types included in
the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer (GICC) to monitor progress. Local evidence is key …

[HTML][HTML] A multimodal strategy to improve health care for pediatric patients with cancer and fever in Peru

A Mendieta, L Rios Lopez… - … de Salud Pública, 2023 - SciELO Public Health
ABSTRACT Objective. The DoTT (Decreasing Time to Therapy) project aimed to minimize
the interval between fever onset and medical interventions for children with febrile …

[HTML][HTML] Childhood cancer care beyond the 'six common and curable types': A comparative case series on acute myeloid leukemia in Kenya and the Netherlands

N Wijnen, L Klootwijk, A Gichemi, L Apadet… - Asia-Pacific Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Annually, over 400,000 children develop cancer, with the majority living in low-and
middle-income countries (LMICs). Survival rates in high-income countries (HICs;≥ 75 …

Self-Reported Late Effects in Childhood Cancer Survivors in Kenya

J Lemmen, S Mageto, F Njuguna, N Midiwo… - African Health …, 2024 - ajol.info
Background: The number of children surviving cancer in low and middle-income countries is
expected to grow in the coming years. Knowledge about late effects and follow-up …