2021
Racial/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
2019
Serious adverse events in African–American cancer patients with sickle cell trait and inherited haemoglobinopathies in a SEER-Medicare claims cohort
Hoag JR, Andemariam B, Wang X, Gregorio DI, Jones BA, Sporn J, Salner AL, Swede H. Serious adverse events in African–American cancer patients with sickle cell trait and inherited haemoglobinopathies in a SEER-Medicare claims cohort. British Journal Of Cancer 2019, 120: 861-863. PMID: 30890774, PMCID: PMC6474269, DOI: 10.1038/s41416-019-0416-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell traitAfrican American cancer patientsSerious adverse eventsAdverse eventsNon-Hispanic whitesCancer patientsRelative riskCell traitEmergency department visitsSEER-Medicare databaseDepartment visitsPrognostic impactAA patientsCancer outcomesWorse outcomesProstate cancerCohort analysisPatientsClaims cohortMagnitude of effectCancer typesAA populationHaemoglobinopathiesOutcomesRisk