Measuring disparities in event-free survival among children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in an academic institute in Oklahoma, 2005-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common type of childhood cancer. While there have been successes in the treatment of leukemia, less information is available on reasons for disparities in event-free survival (EFS) among underserved populations.

Methods

We partnered with a children's hospital at an academic institution to abstract data from the institution's cancer registry, the state cancer registry, and electronic medical records on cancer diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes for children with ALL (n = 275) diagnosed from 2005 to 2019 prior to age 20. We evaluated the relation between 1) race/ethnicity, 2) distance to the children's hospital, and 3) area deprivation with EFS, defined as time from diagnosis to relapse, death, or the end of the study pe

SUBMITTER: Janitz AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10079780 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature