New study aims to save Children's eyesight and lives from eye cancer in africa
NCT ID NCT04425434
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to improve survival and care for children with retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer, in low-income African countries. Researchers will test whether following a set of treatment guidelines helps catch the disease early and leads to better outcomes. The study will enroll up to 3,000 children and track how many are diagnosed, what treatments they receive, and how many survive.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2020
- 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 children presenting at participating units who can be treated
- Ages
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Up 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: * Unilateral intraocular Retinoblastoma (RB) * Unilateral extraocular intraorbital (RB) * Bilateral intraocular (RB) * bilateral intraocular (RB) on one side and extraocular but intraorbital on the other side. Exclusion Criteria: * Externalized tumor mass * massive extension to optic nerve up to optical channeltumor * intracranial extension leptomeninges * cerebral parenchyma * extension to regional lymph nodes and/or remote metastases. * cerebrospinal fluid involvement. * Trilateral RB * Incapacity to followed the whole treatement.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
7 sites in 6 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Gabriel Touré (HGT)
RECRUITINGBamako, Mali
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CHU de Treichville à ABIDJAN
RECRUITINGAbidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
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CUK (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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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,
RECRUITINGDakar, BP 3001, Senegal
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