2023
Risk of early death in adolescents and young adults with cancer: a population-based study
Berkman A, Andersen C, Hildebrandt M, Livingston J, Green A, Puthenpura V, Peterson S, Milam J, Miller K, Freyer D, Roth M. Risk of early death in adolescents and young adults with cancer: a population-based study. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 115: 447-455. PMID: 36682385, PMCID: PMC10086632, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djac206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous system tumorsNervous system tumorsEarly deathHematologic malignanciesSolid tumorsCancer typesInsurance statusSystem tumorsYoung adultsEnd Results registrySocioeconomic statusPopulation-based studyLow socioeconomic statusSupportive careHigh riskSociodemographic factorsAYAsTumorsHealth systemMalignancyCancerDeathRiskDeath percentageDiagnosis
2021
Disparities in the long-term survival of adolescent and young adult diffuse large B cell lymphoma survivors
Berkman A, Andersen C, Puthenpura V, Livingston J, Ahmed S, Cuglievan B, Hildebrandt M, Roth M. Disparities in the long-term survival of adolescent and young adult diffuse large B cell lymphoma survivors. Cancer Epidemiology 2021, 75: 102044. PMID: 34597882, PMCID: PMC8627460, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2021.102044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term survivalDLBCL survivorsLymphoma survivorsSurvival disparitiesDiffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma SurvivorsNon-Hispanic black survivorsNon-Hispanic white survivorsWorse long-term survivalReduced long-term survivalEnd Results registryOverall survival patternsRace/ethnicityMedian followMale sexWhite survivorsOlder ageSurvivorsRacial disparitiesYoung adultsBlack survivorsSocioeconomic statusSurvivalSurvival patternsSexCurrent studyRacial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic survival disparities in adolescents and young adults with primary central nervous system tumors
Puthenpura V, Canavan ME, Poynter JN, Roth M, Pashankar FD, Jones BA, Marks AM. Racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic survival disparities in adolescents and young adults with primary central nervous system tumors. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2021, 68: e28970. PMID: 33704901, PMCID: PMC8221084, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazard of deathCentral nervous system tumorsNervous system tumorsRace/ethnicitySocioeconomic statusSystem tumorsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelNon-Hispanic black patientsNon-Hispanic white patientsPrimary central nervous system tumorsCox proportional hazards modelEnd Results (SEER) databaseRetrospective cohort studyPrimary CNS tumorsYoung adult patientsNeuro-oncology patientsProportional hazards modelLowest SES tertileLow socioeconomic statusNHB patientsAYA patientsHazard ratioNHW patientsAdult patientsCohort study