Social determinants of health and survival on Brazilian patients with glioblastoma: a retrospective analysis of a large populational database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The majority of patients diagnosed with glioblastoma develop recurrent disease resulting in poor prognoses. The current study aimed to determine the survival rates of patients diagnosed with glioblastoma in Brazil accounting for the influence of age, treatment modalities, public and private practices, and educational level using a population-based national database.

Methods

Patients diagnosed with glioblastoma from 1999-2020 were identified from The Fundação Oncocentro de São Paulo database to create a retrospective cohort. Patients were described according to age, education level treatment modalities and medical practice. In a Cox proportional hazards model, controlled for confounding factors for overall survival, the hazard ratio and 95% CI of overall survival i

SUBMITTER: Marta GN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9903794 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature