Factors Associated With Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Outcomes
Shulman R, Deng M, Handorf E, Meyer J, Lynch S, Arora S. Factors Associated With Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Outcomes. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e240044. PMID: 38421650, PMCID: PMC10905315, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathological complete responseLocally advanced rectal cancerSocial determinants of healthRate of pathological complete responseNon-Hispanic Black patientsNon-Hispanic white patientsDeterminants of healthNational Cancer DatabaseNeoadjuvant therapyPN0 statusTumor downstagingSocial determinantsEthnic disparitiesRectal cancerCancer DatabaseRates of tumor downstagingWhite patientsLymph node-positive diseaseNon-Hispanic black raceTreatment outcomesBlack patientsAssociated with treatment responseNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesNode-positive disease