Oncologist volume and outcomes in older adults diagnosed with diffuse large B cell lymphoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although provider-level volume is frequently associated with outcomes in cancers requiring complex surgeries, whether similar relations exist for cancers treated primarily with systemic therapy is unknown.

Methods

Using a population-based cohort analysis of older adults diagnosed with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) during the years 2004-2011, we evaluated the association between oncologist volume and 4 clinical outcomes (receipt of any chemotherapy, receipt of an anthracycline-containing or equivalent regimen, early hospitalization, and overall survival). Our primary explanatory variable was lymphoma treatment volume, defined as the number of patients with newly diagnosed lymphoma for which an oncologist initiated therapy during a 12-month look-back period

SUBMITTER: Huntington SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6263848 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature