Treatment and Outcomes of Children and Adults With Rhabdomyosarcoma in Rwanda
Treatment of RMS in a rural district hospital is feasible. Although outcomes remain lower than in high-income countries, survival was markedly higher in patients who completed therapy. Future efforts should focus on earlier diagnosis and support for timely transitions between specialties with the goal of optimizing completion of planned care.
Authors
- Louis Mujyuwisha
- David S. Shulman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5994-2604)
- Déogratias Ruhangaza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2532-2017)
- Chandler Villaverde
- Pacifique Uwamahoro
- Oscar Nsanzimana
- Alexandra Fehr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0147-8044)
- L. M. Shulman
- Esperance Iradukunda
- Cyprien Shyirambere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3203-3873)
- Kendall Carpenter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3330-4532)
- Cam Nguyen
- Vivens Nsabimana
- Edmond Ntaganda
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Partners In Health (US)
- Alaska Native Medical Center (US)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
- University of Global Health Equity (RW)
- Boston Children's Museum (US)
- University Teaching Hospital of Butare (RW)
- Ministry of Health (RW)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Blood & Cancer
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1545-5017.70126
- Primary Topic
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00