Incidence, prevalence, mortality, and causes of death in Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia: a nationwide, population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The epidemiological features of Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) have seldom been investigated at a national level, particularly in East Asia. The goal of our study is to present the incidence, prevalence, mortality, survival with competing risks, and causes of death of patients with WM.

Methods

We used a national population-based database, operated by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service of the Korean government. This data includes information on all WM patients diagnosed according to uniform criteria, between 2003 and 2016.

Results

The total number of patients newly diagnosed with WM during the study period was 427, with a male-to-female ratio of 3.2:1. The incidence increased from 0.03 to 0.10 per 10⁵ between 2003 and 2016, and

SUBMITTER: Jeong S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7333304 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature