Disparities in Receipt of National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guideline-Adherent Care and Outcomes among Women with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer by Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Insurance Type.

ABSTRACT: The National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines were designed to improve patient outcomes. Here, we examine factors that may contribute to outcomes and guideline adherence in patients with triple-negative breast cancer. This was a retrospective cohort study of women with triple-negative breast cancer using the California Cancer Registry. Adherent treatment was defined as the receipt of a combination of surgery, lymph node assessment, adjuvant radiation, and/or chemotherapy. A multivariable logistic regression was used to determine the effects of independent variables on adherence to the NCCN guidelines. Disease-specific survival was calculated using Cox regression analysis. A total of 16,858 women were analyzed. Black and Hispanic patients were less likely to receive guideline-adheren

SUBMITTER: Ubbaonu CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10705726 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature