Mitigating disparity?: Treatment patterns, survival, and recurrence rates by race, ethnicity, and hospital site across a large urban health system

Autor: Katyayani Papatla, Theofano Orfanelli, Guillaume Stoffels, Tracy Layne, Elena Baldwin, Aurora Leibold, Stephanie V. Blank, Samantha Cohen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Gynecologic Oncology Reports, Vol 53, Iss , Pp 101372- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2352-5789
DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2024.101372
Popis: Objective: National data have shown worse endometrial cancer (EC) outcomes among racial and ethnic minorities. We aimed to analyze EC patient outcomes within a large urban academic health system, with a focus on patterns of care and recurrence rates. Methods: This was a retrospective chart review of EC patients at three system hospitals from 1/1/07–12/31/17. Demographic and clinical factors, including time from EMB to surgery, rate of chemotherapy completion, persistent or recurrent disease, and palliative care referrals were extracted. Descriptive statistics and survival curves were generated. Analysis was done using SAS version 9.4. Results: Black patients had lower overall survival compared to all others on univariate analysis only (p
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