Disparities in immune and targeted therapy utilization for older US patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Chow R, Long J, Hassan S, Wheeler S, Spees L, Leapman M, Hurwitz M, McManus H, Gross C, Dinan M. Disparities in immune and targeted therapy utilization for older US patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2023, 7: pkad036. PMID: 37202354, PMCID: PMC10276895, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkad036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral anticancer agentsTherapy utilizationMedicare beneficiariesNon-Hispanic white raceMetastatic renal cell carcinomaNon-Hispanic black raceOlder US patientsUS Medicare beneficiariesRenal cell carcinomaLogistic regression modelsTherapy receiptMultivariable adjustmentSystemic therapyMale sexUS patientsCell carcinomaStudy criteriaBlack raceFemale sexPatient raceWhite raceImmunotherapyOutcomes persistSexPatientsProstate cancer disparities among American Indians and Alaskan Natives in the United States
Chu C, Leapman M, Zhao S, Cowan J, Washington S, Cooperberg M. Prostate cancer disparities among American Indians and Alaskan Natives in the United States. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 115: 413-420. PMID: 36629492, PMCID: PMC10086629, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer-specific mortalityProstate-specific antigenAlaska Native patientsCancer-specific mortalityGleason scoreNative patientsDefinitive treatmentWhite patientsProstate cancerTreatment accessAlaska NativesProvider densityHigher prostate-specific antigenAdvanced prostate cancerPatterns of careExternal beam radiationAmerican IndiansProstate cancer disparitiesCounty-level demographicsHealth policy interventionsLower ratesMultivariable adjustmentBaseline characteristicsPathologic factorsWorse survival