Sociodemographic factors associated with Wilms tumor treatment and survival : a population-based study

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INTRODUCTION: Though Wilms tumor (WT) is one of the most common malignancies in children, there is a paucity of epidemiologic studies exploring sociodemographic disparities in treatment and survival. Here, we leveraged a national cancer registry to examine sociodemographic factors associated with receipt of adjuvant therapy, either chemotherapy or radiation, as well as overall survival among pediatric patients with WT.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Within the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results database (2000-2016), we identified 2043 patients (≤ 20 years of age) with unilateral WT. Multivariable logistic regression and Cox proportional hazard models were constructed to examine the association of sociodemographic factors with, respectively, adjuvant chemotherapy/radiotherapy and overall survival (OS).

RESULTS: Patients in the lowest SES quintile (OR 0.56, 95% CI 0.33-0.93, p = 0.03) were less likely to receive chemotherapy as compared to those in the highest SES quintile, though this association did not persist in sensitivity analyses including only patients at least 2 years of age and patients with regional/distant disease. In addition, female patients were more likely to receive chemotherapy (OR 1.46, 95% CI 1.08-1.97, p = 0.02) than male patients. Age, race, year of diagnosis, insurance status, and tumor laterality were not associated with receipt of chemotherapy. No sociodemographic variables were associated with receipt of radiotherapy. Lastly, as compared to Non-Hispanic-White patients, Hispanic patients had worse OS (HR 1.59, 95% CI 1.08-2.35, p = 0.02); no other sociodemographic variables were associated with OS.

CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests multilevel sociodemographic disparities involving ethnicity and SES in WT treatment and survival.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:54

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International urology and nephrology - 54(2022), 12 vom: 22. Dez., Seite 3055-3062

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bhambhvani, Hriday P [VerfasserIn]
Peterson, Dylan J [VerfasserIn]
Sheth, Kunj R [VerfasserIn]

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Children
Journal Article
Kidney
Nephroblastoma
Oncology
Renal

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Date Completed 28.10.2022

Date Revised 28.10.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11255-022-03343-w

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NLM34587093X