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This study describes survival rates of five of these cancers in sub\u2010Saharan Africa and assesses the impact of treatment abandonment (TxA).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This multicenter, prospective, observational cohort study included newly diagnosed children (&lt;16\u00a0years) with Burkitt lymphoma (BL), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), Wilms tumor (WT), retinoblastoma (RB), or Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), enrolled between January and December 2022 from seven hospitals in Malawi, Ethiopia (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 2), Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, and Cameroon. Two\u2010year event\u2010free survival (EFS) and treatment abandonment rates were analyzed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 366 patients enrolled (median age 7.0\u00a0years, 64% males), Burkitt lymphoma was most common (30%, 108\/366). Median follow\u2010up was 27.6\u00a0months (range: 8\u201337.4). Treatment abandonment occurred in 24% of patients (89\/366), highest in RB patients (38%, 15\/39). Overall 2\u2010year EFS was 40.8% \u00b1 2.7%, improving to 59.2% \u00b1 3.0% when TxA cases were censored. EFS rates with TxA as an event were BL 39.1% \u00b1 5.0%, ALL 27.4% \u00b1 4.4%, WT 51.5% \u00b1 5.4%, RB 39.9% \u00b1 8.0%, and HL 68.5% \u00b1 9.3%.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Survival for common, curable childhood cancers in sub\u2010Saharan Africa remains low, averaging approximately 41% at 2\u00a0years, ranging from 27% (ALL) to 69% (HL). Treatment abandonment significantly impacts outcomes, affecting nearly 25% of patients. 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