Publications by authors named "Ninoska Rojas"
Early death and intracranial hemorrhage prediction in acute promyelocytic leukemia: validation of a risk score in a chemotherapy plus ATRA cohort from an international consortium.
Haematologica
October 2024
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- The combination of all-trans retinoic acid and anthracyclines has greatly improved acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) treatment outcomes, particularly in areas without access to arsenic trioxide.
- Despite these advances, low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) still struggle with high mortality rates during treatment due to inadequate management of complications.
- A study involving 806 APL patients across several South American countries showed a reduction in induction mortality to 14.6% and an 81% overall survival rate over four years, demonstrating the benefits of international clinical collaboration.
Objective: To report the progress in Peru, since June 2019, in the implementation of the World Health Organization Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer using the Cure framework, which can be replicated in low- and middle-income countries.
Methods: A mixed method was used of participatory and documentary evaluation. The participatory evaluation included stakeholders from various government institutions, nonprofit organizations, and international partners.
Background: Diagnosis delay in children and adolescents with cancer is a public health problem in Peru that leads to high rates of advanced disease and mortality. We aimed to assess the implementation feasibility and potential utility of ONCOpeds®, a mobile application that provides consultations with pediatric oncologists, in reducing the latency to diagnosis (LD) and referral time (RT) among children and adolescents in Peru diagnosed with cancer.
Material And Methods: A prospective pilot study was conducted in the region of Callao between November 2017 and April 2018.