Long-Term Survival Rates of Patients with Stage III-IV Hodgkin Lymphoma According to Age, Sex, Race, and Socioeconomic Status, 1984-2013.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long-term survival rates for patients with stage III-IV Hodgkin lymphoma, or advanced Hodgkin lymphoma (aHL), have increased substantially since the 1960s. Because large-scale research of aHL is rare, we aimed to demonstrate the differences in incidence and survival of aHL according to four patient variables in recent decades, with a focus on the outcomes of treatment of aHL and the advancement of public health care.

Materials and methods

Data on aHL cases diagnosed during 1984-2013 were extracted from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program database. Relative survival, Kaplan-Meier, and Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were performed to identify prognosis indicators for aHL.

Results

The incidence rates for aHL were 1.1, 0.8, and

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6291323 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature