Browsing Research Articles (Paediatrics and Child Health) by Subject "Neuroblastoma"

Browsing Research Articles (Paediatrics and Child Health) by Subject "Neuroblastoma"

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  • Age at diagnosis as a prognostic factor in South African children with neuroblastoma 
    Van Heerden, Jaques; Esterhuizen, Tonya M.; Hendricks, Marc; Poole, Janet; Buchner, Ane; Naidu, Gita; Du Plessis, Jan; Van Emmenes, Barry; Uys, Ronelle; Hadley, G.P.; Kruger, Mariana (Wiley, 2021-04)
    PURPOSE : Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) reported a higher median age at diagnosis of neuroblastoma (NB) compared to high-income countries. The aim was to determine if the optimal age at diagnosis, which maximizes ...
  • The association of clinical characteristics and tumour markers with image-defined risk factors in the management of neuroblastoma in South Africa 
    Van Heerden, Jaques; Esterhuizen, Tonya Marianne; Hendricks, Marc; Poole, Janet; Buchner, Ane; Naidu, Gita; Du Plessis, Jan; Van Emmenes, Barry; Van Zyl, Anel; Mathews, Elmarie; Kruger, Mariana (Elsevier, 2022-04)
    AIMS : Image-defined risk factors (IDRFs) in neuroblastoma predict surgical complications and management outcomes. As there is a lack of data regarding the association of IDRFs with clinical and pathological factors, this ...
  • The evaluation of induction chemotherapy regimens for high-risk neuroblastoma in South African children 
    Van Heerden, Jaques; Geel, Jennifer; Hendricks, Marc; Wouters, Kristien; Buchner, Ane; Naidu, Gita; Hadley, G.P.; Du Plessis, Jan; Van Emmenes, Barry; Van Zyl, Anel; Vermeulen, Johani; Kruger, Mariana (Taylor and Francis, 2020)
    Achieving remission after induction therapy in high-risk neuroblastoma (HR-NB) is of significant prognostic importance. This study investigated remission after induction-chemotherapy using three standard neuroblastoma ...
  • The importance of local control management in high-risk neuroblastoma in South Africa 
    Van Heerden, Jaques; Kruger, Mariana; Esterhuizen, Tonya; Hendricks, Marc; Geel, Jennifer; Buchner, Ane; Naidu, Gita; Du Plessis, Jan; Vanemmenes, Barry; Uys, Ronelle; Hadley, G.P. (Springer, 2020-04)
    PURPOSE : To investigate the impact of local therapies on high-risk neuroblastoma (HR-NB) outcomes in South Africa. METHODS : Data from 295 patients with HR-NB from nine pediatric oncology units between 2000 and 2014 were ...
  • Neuroblastoma : can lessons from the past help to improve the future? 
    Coopoosamy, Lurisha; Schoeman, Judy; Reynders, David; Omar, Fareed E.; Buchner, Ane (South African Medical Association, 2023-07)
    BACKGROUND : The outcome of patients with neuroblastoma in South Africa has always been very poor. We conducted a retrospective study in one state-funded paediatric oncology unit (POU), to describe the clinical course, ...
  • Overall survival for neuroblastoma in South Africa between 2000 and 2014 
    Van Heerden, Jaques; Hendricks, Marc; Geel, Jennifer; Sartorius, Benn; Hadley, G.P.; Du Plessis, Jan; Buchner, Ane; Naidu, Gita; Van Emmenes, Barry; Van Zyl, Anel; Kruger, Mariana (Wiley, 2019-11)
    BACKGROUND : Outcome data for neuroblastoma in sub‐Saharan Africa are minimal, whereas poor outcome is reported in low‐ and middle‐income countries. A multi‐institutional retrospective study across South Africa was undertaken ...
  • The pre-surgical factors that determine the decision to proceed to resection in children diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma in a resource limited setting 
    Van Heerden, Jaques; Kruger, Mariana M.; Esterhuizen, Tonya Marianne; Van Zyl, Anel; Hendricks, Marc; Cox, Sharon; Mangray, Hansraj; Poole, Janet; Naidu, Gita; Buchner, Ane; De Villiers, Mariza; Du Plessis, Jan; Van Emmenes, Barry; Matthews, Elmarie; Manickchund, Yashoda; Harrison, Derek Stanley (Taylor and Francis, 2023)
    Surgical control has prognostic value in neuroblastoma (NB). Advanced NB is common at diagnosis in South Africa. We investigated the pre-surgery factors that influenced decisions to perform surgical resections. We included ...
  • Reporting incidences of neuroblastoma in various resource settings 
    Van Heerden, Jaques; Abraham, Natasha; Schoeman, Judy; Reynders, David; Singh, Elvira; Kruger, Mariana (American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2021-06-17)
    PURPOSE : The incidences of neuroblastoma (NB) differ significantly between various resource settings because of varying quality of cancer registries and underdiagnoses. This study aimed to evaluate current regional ...