Sociodemographic disparities in chemotherapy and hematopoietic cell transplantation utilization among adult acute lymphoblastic and acute myeloid leukemia patients.
Brice JaboJohn W MorganMaria Elena MartinezMark GhamsaryMatthew J WieduwiltPublished in: PloS one (2017)
Older age, lower nSES, and being unmarried predicted lower utilization of chemotherapy and HCT among ALL and AML patients whereas having Hispanic or black race/ethnicity predicted lower rates of HCT. Addressing these disparities may increase utilization of curative therapies in underserved acute leukemia populations.
Keyphrases
- acute myeloid leukemia
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- physical activity
- squamous cell carcinoma
- liver failure
- cell proliferation
- patient reported outcomes
- allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- rectal cancer
- cell death
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- community dwelling
- patient reported