Socioeconomic Factors and Survival of Multiple Myeloma Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Outcome of Multiple Myeloma (MM) patients has improved as the result of the introduction of novel medications and use of autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation. However, this improvement comes at the expense of increased financial burden. It is largely unknown if socioeconomic factors influence MM survival.

Methods

We used the National Cancer Database, a database that houses data on 70% of cancer patients in the US, to evaluate the effect of socioeconomic factors on the survival of 117,926 MM patients diagnosed between 2005 and 2014.

Results

Patients aged ≥65 years who were privately insured lived longer than patients with Medicare (42 months vs. 31 months, respectively, p < 0.0001). Treatment in academic institutions led to better survival (H

SUBMITTER: Chamoun K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7913279 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature