The African Research Group for Oncology: A decade fostering colorectal cancer research in Nigeria

Anna J Dare; Samuel A Olatoke; Chukwuma E Okereke; Fatimah B Abdulkareem; Ademola Adeyeye; Olawale Badejo; Mengmeng Du; Oluwaleke J Fayenuwo; Bata M Gali; Rivka Kahn; Gregory Knapp; Peter Ntiamoah; Cristina Olcese; Mobolaji A Oludara; Adeleye Omisore; Oluwatosin Z Omoyiola; Israel A Owoade; Murray F Brennan; T Peter Kingham; Olusegun I Alatise; African Research Group for Oncology (ARGO)

doi:10.1002/jso.27444

The African Research Group for Oncology: A decade fostering colorectal cancer research in Nigeria

J Surg Oncol. 2023 Nov;128(6):1011-1020. doi: 10.1002/jso.27444.

Authors

Anna J Dare¹, Samuel A Olatoke², Chukwuma E Okereke³, Fatimah B Abdulkareem⁴, Ademola Adeyeye², Olawale Badejo⁵, Mengmeng Du⁶, Oluwaleke J Fayenuwo⁷, Bata M Gali⁸, Rivka Kahn⁹, Gregory Knapp¹⁰, Peter Ntiamoah¹¹, Cristina Olcese⁹, Mobolaji A Oludara¹², Adeleye Omisore¹³, Oluwatosin Z Omoyiola¹⁴, Israel A Owoade⁷, Murray F Brennan¹⁵, T Peter Kingham¹⁵, Olusegun I Alatise¹⁶; African Research Group for Oncology (ARGO)

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Surgery, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
³ Department of Surgery, Federal Medical Center, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria.
⁴ Department of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
⁵ Department of Surgery, National Hospital Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria.
⁶ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA.
⁷ African Research Group for Oncology, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
⁸ Department of Surgery, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
⁹ Global Cancer Disparities Initiative, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
¹¹ Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA.
¹² Department of Surgery, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria.
¹³ Department of Radiology, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
¹⁴ Department of Morbid Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
¹⁵ Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA.
¹⁶ Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.

PMID: 37818907
DOI: 10.1002/jso.27444

Abstract

The African Research Group for Oncology (ARGO) was formed in 2013 to undertake methodologically rigorous cancer research in Nigeria, and to strengthen cancer research capacity in the country through training and mentorship of physicians, scientists, and other healthcare workers. Here, we describe how ARGO's work in colorectal cancer (CRC) has evolved over the past decade. This includes the consortium's scientific contributions to the understanding of CRC in Nigeria and globally and its research capacity-building program.

Keywords: Nigeria; cancer research; colorectal cancer; global oncology; research collaborative.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Colorectal Neoplasms* / therapy
Health Personnel*
Humans
Nigeria / epidemiology

Grants and funding

P30 CA008748/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States