Socioeconomic disparities in supportive therapy use and tolerance of aromatase inhibitors in patients with early-stage, hormone-positive breast cancer.
Kier M, Li Z, Casasanta N, Patel R, Agarwal P, Zimmerman B, Yang Y, Fink M, Zhou X, Newman S, Chen R, Schadt E, Oh W, Tiersten A. Socioeconomic disparities in supportive therapy use and tolerance of aromatase inhibitors in patients with early-stage, hormone-positive breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 523-523. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate of discontinuationSupportive therapyBreast cancerAI therapyDiscontinuation ratesSocioeconomic disparitiesInsurance coverageEarly-stage hormone receptor-positive breast cancerSide effectsExact testHormone receptor-positive breast cancerAdjuvant aromatase inhibitor therapyReceptor-positive breast cancerHormone-positive breast cancerInitial AI therapyAromatase inhibitor therapyRetrospective chart reviewMajority of patientsPositive breast cancerBreast cancer survivalFisher's exact testLow socioeconomic statusAdjuvant AIPrimary languageEarly discontinuation