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Present concepts in the treatment of Wilms' tumor
J E Allen1, M P Karp, D R Cooney
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo.
Seminars in Surgical Oncology
|January 1, 1986
Abstract:
Before 1969, 58 patients with Wilms' tumors treated at Children's Hospital of Buffalo had an all-stage survival of 57%. From 1970 to 1983, following the National Wilms' Tumor Study protocols, this survival rate has improved to 79% in the last 47 patients. With continued attention toward early diagnosis, accurate and complete staging, refinement of radiation and chemotherapy protocols, and absolute follow-up of all patients, the relapse-free survival rate will continue to improve.