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The impact of racial/ethnic disparities on survival for children and adolescents with extremity sarcomas: A population-based study

The impact of racial/ethnic disparities on survival for children and adolescents with extremity sarcomas: A population-based study

Authors :
Emma C. Hamilton
Winston W. Huh
Michael Joseph
Andrea Hayes-Jordan
Mary T. Austin
Source :
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 53:169-173
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2018.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether racial/ethnic disparities exist in disease presentation, treatment, and survival among children and adolescents with extremity sarcoma.The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data were analyzed for patients20years old with soft-tissue extremity sarcomas from 1973 to 2013. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to determine the association between race/ethnicity and disease stage at presentation and likelihood of surgical resection. Overall survival (OS) was evaluated using hazard ratios with 95% confidence intervals.1261 cases were identified: 650 (52%) non-Hispanic whites (NHW), 313 (25%) Hispanics, 182 (14%) non-Hispanic blacks (NHB), and 116 (9%) other race/ethnicity. Logistic regression results showed that Hispanics and NHB were 51% and 44%, respectively, less likely to undergo surgical resection compared to NHW (OR=0.49, 95% CI: 0.30-0.80; OR=0.56, 95% CI: 0.32-0.98, respectively). Factors associated with failure to undergo surgical resection included histology, lower extremity site, tumor size, and distant metastases. OS based on race/ethnicity significantly differed using the log-rank test, with NHB having the worst survival (p0.05).We conclude that NHB, Hispanics, and other race/ethnicity were less likely to undergo surgical resection for extremity sarcoma. Further work is needed to better characterize and eliminate disparities in the management and outcomes of children with extremity sarcomas.Prognosis study.IV.

Details

ISSN :
00223468
Volume :
53
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....11138548f1d8638e5b731a1671cb1d2e
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.10.034