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Improvement of overall survival in the Collaborative Wilms Tumour Africa Project.

George ChagalukaVivian PaintsilLorna RennerJanna WeijersInam ChitsikeEric BorgsteinSteve KamizaGlenn Mbah AfungchwiFrancine KouyaPeter HesselingElizabeth MolyneuxTrijn Israels
Published in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2020)
This collaborative implementation of an adapted WT treatment guideline, using relatively simple and low-cost interventions, was feasible. Two-year EFS was almost 50%. In addition, a significant decrease in treatment abandonment and an increase in survival at the end of treatment were observed compared to a pre-implementation cohort. Future work should focus on decreasing deaths during treatment and will include enhancing supportive care.
Keyphrases
  • quality improvement
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • low cost
  • physical activity
  • palliative care
  • replacement therapy
  • health insurance