Estimating the Associated Burden of Illness and Healthcare Utilization of Newly Diagnosed Patients Aged ≥65 with Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) in Ontario, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the emergence of therapies for mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), understanding the treatment patterns and burden of illness among older patients with MCL in Canada is essential to inform decision making.

Methods

A retrospective study using administrative data matched individuals aged ≥65 who were newly diagnosed with MCL between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2016 with general population controls. Cases were followed for up to 3 years in order to assess healthcare resource utilization (HCRU), healthcare costs, time to next treatment or death (TTNTD), and overall survival (OS); all were stratified according to first-line treatment.

Results

This study matched 159 MCL patients to 636 controls. Direct healthcare costs were highest among MCL patients in the first

SUBMITTER: Anglin P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10297405 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature