Impact of rural location on receipt of standard of care treatment and survival for locally advanced bladder cancer in Louisiana.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aim to determine the effect of region of residence (urban vs. rural) on the odds of receiving standard of care treatment for locally advanced BCa in Louisiana and its impact on survival outcomes.

Methods

Using the Louisiana Tumor Registry, we identified American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stage II or III, BCa diagnoses in Louisiana residents between 2010 and 2020. Treatment received was classified as standard or non-standard of care according to American Urological Association (AUA) guidelines and location of residence was determined using Rural Urban Commuting Area-Tract-level 2010 (RUCA). Multivariable logistic regression analyses and multivariate cox proportional hazard analyses were performed.

Results

Of 983 eligible patients, 85.6% (841/983) li

SUBMITTER: Escott M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11199337 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature