Dr. Biance Rowe

Biance Rowe is a South African pediatric oncologist and researcher affiliated with national collaborative groups such as the South African Children’s Cancer Study Group and SAAPHO. Her work centers on improving outcomes for children with cancer in resource-limited settings through multicenter studies and the development of harmonized national treatment protocols. She has contributed to landmark national reports on extracranial germ cell tumors and rare pediatric malignancies, helping to standardize care across diverse institutions.

Her research highlights the intersection of oncology with socioeconomic vulnerability, malnutrition, HIV, and tuberculosis. Publications in leading pediatric oncology and global health journals examine prognostic factors, survival disparities, and the burden of infectious comorbidities in immunocompromised children. She has also advanced context-appropriate innovations, including nutritional intervention algorithms and the use of accessible blood tests with machine learning to guide lymphoma response assessment where advanced imaging is limited.

Across her body of work, Rowe demonstrates strengths in multicenter collaboration, protocol implementation, and translational research tailored to low- and middle-income contexts. Her contributions have informed national guidelines, emphasized equitable access to care, and strengthened evidence-based pediatric oncology practice in South Africa and similar settings.