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. 2020 Jan 13;18:1. doi: 10.1186/s13053-020-0133-5

Table 1.

The Toronto and the SWEP53 protocol for children

The Toronto protocol (2011) children Adrenocortical carcinoma Brain tumor Soft tissue and bone sarcoma Leukaemia or lymphoma
Ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis every 3–4 months Annual brain MRI Annual rapid total body MRI Blood test every 4 months: complete blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, lactate dehydrogenase
Complete urinalysis every 3–4 months
Blood tests every 4 months: β-human chorionic gonadotropin, alpha-fetoprotein, 17-OH-progesterone, testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, and rostenedione
The SWEP53 Protocol children

Ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis every 3–4 months

Complete urinalysis every 3–4 months

None unless suspicion raised at the clinical check-up performed every 3 months None unless suspicion raised at the clinical check-up performed every 3 months None unless suspicion raised at the clinical check-up performed every 3 months