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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 May;70(Suppl 2):e30342. doi: 10.1002/pbc.30342

TABLE 4:

High-risk features identified in patients diagnosed with Wilms tumor in LMIC.

Characteristic Sub-Saharan Africa* 65 AHOPCA** 70
Year (s) 2014–2018 2012–2015
No. Patients. 201 182
Age (median) 3.6 y 3.5 y
Diagnostic approach Clinical, abdominal US, chest x-ray Abdominal/chest CT if available; otherwise, clinical, abdominal US, chest x-ray
Tumor volume Median Size: 14 cm Median Volume: 579 cc
% Advanced disease Stage IV: 62 (31%) Stage III: 116 (63%)
Stage IV: 37 (20%)
Radiotherapy Available in Ghana but not in Malawi or Cameroon. Available, with late delivery
Chemotherapy (drugs used) SIOP-Adapted. (VAD) COG-Adapted. (VAD and CE)
Abandonment 24/201 (12%) 19/182 (10%)
Deaths (First event) 30/201 (15%) 5/182 (3%)
Survival 49% 68%
*

Sub-Saharan Africa: Includes centers from Malawi (1), Cameroon (3), and Ghana (2).

**

AHOPCA: Includes centers from Guatemala (1), El Salvador (1), Honduras (2), Nicaragua (1), and Dominican Republic (1).

VAD: Vincristine + actinomycin D +/− Doxorubicin.

CE: Cyclophosphamide and Etoposide (Note: intensified for high-risk cases).