Twenty-Year Collaboration Between North American and South American Retinoblastoma Programs

Feasibility and results of an intraarterial chemotherapy program for the conservative treatment of retinoblastoma in Argentina

“…Before launching the program, the group visited the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for intensive learning of the technique. 22 Because of the lack of available equipment at the Hospital Garrahan, an agreement with another center (Clinica y Maternidad Suizo Argentina) was signed, so that OAC procedures would be performed there, but patients would be evaluated at the Hospital Garrahan. Access to this treatment was not restricted by the insurance status of the patients.…”

How We Approach Conservative Treatment of Retinoblastoma in South America in the Era of Local Ocular Treatments. A Consensus of the Grupo America Latina De Oncologia Pediatrica (Galop)

“…No major complications due to the procedure were observed, and only mild adverse events were seen 13 . In Latin America, OAC was first introduced by the Argentinian group after training in New York in 2009 as a result of a long-term collaboration 10,15 . However, as opposed to the North American experience, in Argentina (and later in other Latin American countries), OAC was mostly used for the treatment of relapsed or advanced bilateral disease and less frequently for patients with unilateral disease 9,10 .…”

Improving Care for Children With Cancer in Africa: Two Decades of Experience of the French African Pediatric Oncology Group

“…Various approaches have been implemented to develop care in developing countries built most of the time around a twinning approach. 2 , 21 , 22 A very few efficient initiatives have been implemented in Africa. 23 WHO GICC 1 in partnership with St. Jude Children Research Hospital launched an important initiative with the objective of achieving 60% survival by 2030.…”