Chemotherapy for Wilms Tumors
Most children with Wilms tumors get chemotherapy as part of their treatment.
Chemotherapy (chemo) is the use of certain types of drugs to treat cancer. These drugs enter the blood and reach all areas of the body, which makes this treatment useful for cancer that might have spread beyond the kidney.
When might chemotherapy be used for Wilms tumors?
Most children with Wilms tumors will get chemo at some point during their treatment. (Some children with very low risk tumors might not need it.)
In the United States and Canada, chemo is usually given after surgery for a Wilms tumor. Sometimes it may be