New registry aims to map childhood cancer in africa
NCT ID NCT03803735
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is creating a registry to collect information about children under 18 who are treated for cancer at participating hospitals in Africa. The goal is to track how many children have cancer, what types and stages they have, what treatments they receive, and how they do over time. This data will help health authorities plan better cancer programs for children in the region.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 10,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2016
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
All childre with any pediatric cancer types, coming into any one of the participating units in a 12 month period.
- Ages
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1 day to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Any child presenting at any one of the participating units for treatment 2. Any child with any type of cancer 3. Any child or adolescent less than 18 years of age. Exclusion Criteria: 1. No cancer found 2. Age greater than 18 years -
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
14 sites in 12 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Gabriel Touré (HGT)
RECRUITINGBamako, Mali
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CHU Sylvanus Olympio
RECRUITINGLomé, BP 57, Togo
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CHU de Treichville à ABIDJAN
RECRUITINGAbidjan, Abidjan Autonomous District, Côte d’Ivoire
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CNLC, Centre National de Lutte contre le Cancer
RECRUITINGNiamey, Niger
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pédiatrique Charles De Gaulle
RECRUITINGOuagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Centre Mère et Enfant CME-FCB (Fondation Chantal Biya)
RECRUITINGYaoundé, Cameroon
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Centre National d'Oncologie (CNO)
RECRUITINGNouakchott, Mauritania
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Cliniques Universitaires de Kinshasa
RECRUITINGKinshasa, Kinshasa City, BP 12 KIN XI, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Cliniques Universitaires de Lubumbashi (CUL)
RECRUITINGLubumbashi, BP 1825, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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GFAOP
RECRUITINGVillejuif, PARIS, 00094, France
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HJRA, Hôpital universitaire Joseph Ravoahangy Andrianavalona
RECRUITINGAntananarivo, Ampefiloha, BP 4150, Madagascar
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Hopital Yalgado Ouedraogo
RECRUITINGOuagadougou, 03 BP 7022, Burkina Faso
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Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Avenue Pasteur, BP 3001
RECRUITINGDakar, Dakar, Senegal
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l'Institut de Cancérologie de Libreville
RECRUITINGLibreville, Gabon
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