Disparities in Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Outcomes Among Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Age is a strong prognostic factor in acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), with children doing better than adults with the same disease. One hypothesis for this age-based disparity is differences in treatment regimens. Optimizing care for adolescents and young adults (AYA) with ALL has not been well defined and disparities in care exist. We conducted a retrospective study of all veterans with ALL diagnosed between the ages of 18 and 45 since the year 2000 to evaluate disparities among prognostication methods, treatment regimens, and accrual to clinical trials with regard to age and race/ethnicity and how these factors influence overall survival.

Methods

Electronic medical record data from the VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure (VINCI) were used to identify 6,

SUBMITTER: McKinnell Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11379050 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature