Disparities in Receiving Guideline-Concordant Treatment for Lung Cancer in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Rationale: The level of adherence to lung cancer treatment guidelines in the United States is unclear. In addition, it is unclear whether previously identified disparities by racial or ethnic group and by age persist across all clinical subgroups.Objectives: To assess the level of adherence to the minimal lung cancer treatment recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines (guideline-concordant treatment) in the United States, and to assess the persistence of disparities by racial or ethnic group and by age across all clinical subgroups.Methods: We evaluated whether 441,812 lung cancer cases in the National Cancer Database diagnosed between 2010 and 2014 received guideline-concordant treatment. Logistic regression models were used to assess possibl

SUBMITTER: Blom EF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6993802 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature