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Tamiwe Tomoka

UNC project Malawi
Verified email at unclilongwe.org
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Practical successes in telepathology experiences in Africa

ND Montgomery, T Tomoka, R Krysiak… - Clinics in laboratory …, 2018 - labmed.theclinics.com
Across much of Africa, there is a critical shortage of pathology services. A survey from 2016
estimated that there are more than 500,000 people per pathologist in much of the …

A prospective cohort study identifies two types of HIV+ Kaposi sarcoma lesions: proliferative and inflammatory

…, E Kudowa, R Nyasosela, T Tomoka… - … Journal of Cancer, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is the most common cancer in people living with HIV (PLWH) in many
countries where KS‐associated herpesvirus is endemic. Treatment has changed little in 20 …

[HTML][HTML] Safety and efficacy of rituximab in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in Malawi: a prospective, single-arm, non-randomised phase 1/2 clinical trial

…, B Kaimila, E Kasonkanji, T Zuze, T Tomoka… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background There are no clinical trials involving patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
(DLBCL) in sub-Saharan Africa since antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV became widely …

[HTML][HTML] A tailored approach to building specialized surgical oncology capacity: early experiences and outcomes in Malawi

…, G Chiudzu, JH Tang, S Gopal, T Tomoka… - Gynecologic oncology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Cervical cancer can often be cured by surgery alone, if diagnosed and treated
early. However, of the cancer patients who live in the world's poorest countries less that 5 …

[HTML][HTML] CHOP chemotherapy for aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma with and without HIV in the antiretroviral therapy era in Malawi

…, M Chikasema, V Makwakwa, S Itimu, T Tomoka… - PLoS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
There are no prospective studies of aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) treated with
CHOP in sub-Saharan Africa. We enrolled adults with aggressive NHL in Malawi between …

Accurate real-time diagnosis of lymphoproliferative disorders in Malawi through clinicopathologic teleconferences: a model for pathology services in sub-Saharan …

…, R Krysiak, CC Stanley, T Tomoka… - American journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objectives: The incidence of lymphoproliferative disorders (LPDs) is increasing in sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA) due to population growth, aging, and human immunodeficiency virus …

Chloroquine as weekly chemoprophylaxis or intermittent treatment to prevent malaria in pregnancy in Malawi: a randomised controlled trial

…, L Ndovie, P Mvula, Y Mbilizi, T Tomoka… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance threatens efficacy of intermittent
preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy, and alternative regimens need to be …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of patient-delivered household contact tracing and prevention for tuberculosis: A household cluster-randomised trial in Malawi

…, M Nliwasa, M Mwapasa, J Odland, T Tomoka… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Household contact tracing provides TB screening and TB preventive therapy
(TPT) to contacts at high risk of TB disease. However, it is resource intensive, inconvenient …

P lasma E pstein‐B arr virus DNA for pediatric B urkitt lymphoma diagnosis, prognosis and response assessment in M alawi

…, C Kampani, NG Liomba, T Tomoka… - … journal of cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Point‐of‐care tools are needed in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) to improve pediatric Burkitt
lymphoma (BL) diagnosis and treatment. We evaluated plasma Epstein–Barr virus (pEBV) …

Lymphoma and pathology in sub-Saharan Africa: current approaches and future directions

T Tomoka, ND Montgomery, E Powers… - Clinics in laboratory …, 2018 - labmed.theclinics.com
Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries where health
systems are poorly equipped to deal with this challenge. 1 In the sub-Saharan region of …