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Bakillah E, Brown D, Syvyk S, Wirtalla C, Kelz RR. Barriers and facilitators to surgical access in underinsured and immigrant populations. Am J Surg 2023; 226:176-185. [PMID: 37156680 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Marginalized communities are at risk of receiving inequitable access to surgical care. We aimed to examine the barriers and facilitators to access to surgery in underinsured and immigrant populations. METHODS A systematic review of disparities in access to surgical care was performed between January 1, 2000-March 2, 2022. Methodological quality was assessed with the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. A convergent integrated approach was used to code common themes between studies. RESULTS Of 1315 publications, a total of 66 studies were included for systematic review. Eight studies specifically discussed immigrant patient populations. Barriers and facilitators to surgical access were categorized by patient and health systems related factors. CONCLUSIONS Established facilitators to improve surgical access are centered on patient-level factors while interventions to address systems-related barriers are limited and may be an area for further investigation. Research focused on access to surgery in immigrant populations remains sparse.
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Affiliation(s)
- Emna Bakillah
- Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Center for Surgery and Health Economics, Department of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Center for Surgery and Health Economics, Department of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Center for Surgery and Health Economics, Department of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Center for Surgery and Health Economics, Department of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Center for Surgery and Health Economics, Department of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Leder Macek AJ, Wang A, Turgeon MK, Lee RM, Russell MC, Porembka MR, Alterio R, Ju M, Kronenfeld J, Goel N, Datta J, Maker AV, Fernandez M, Richter H, Berman RS, Correa-Gallego C, Lee AY. Diagnostic laparoscopy is underutilized in the staging of gastric adenocarcinoma regardless of hospital type: An US safety net collaborative analysis. J Surg Oncol 2022; 126:649-657. [PMID: 35699351 PMCID: PMC10029827 DOI: 10.1002/jso.26972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Diagnostic laparoscopy (DL) is a key component of staging for locally advanced gastric adenocarcinoma (GA). We hypothesized that utilization of DL varied between safety net (SNH) and affiliated tertiary referral centers (TRCs). METHODS Patients diagnosed with primary GA eligible for DL were identified from the US Safety Net Collaborative database (2012-2014). Clinicopathologic factors were analyzed for association with use of DL and findings on DL. Overall survival (OS) was analyzed by Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS Among 233 eligible patients, 69 (30%) received DL, of which 24 (35%) were positive for metastatic disease. Forty percent of eligible SNH patients underwent DL compared to 21.5% at TRCs. Lack of insurance was significantly associated with decreased use of DL (OR 0.48, p < 0.01), while African American (OR 6.87, p = 0.02) and Asian race (OR 3.12, p ≤ 0.01), signet ring cells on biopsy (OR 3.14, p < 0.01), and distal tumors (OR 1.62, p < 0.01) were associated with increased use. Median OS of patients with a negative DL was better than those without DL or a positive DL (not reached vs. 32 vs. 12 months, p < 0.005, Figure 1). CONCLUSIONS Results from DL are a strong predictor of OS in GA; however, the procedure is underutilized. Patients from racial minority groups were more likely to undergo DL, which likely accounts for higher DL rates among SNH patients.
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- Aleeza J. Leder Macek
- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Surgery, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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Dee EC, Arega MA, Yang DD, Butler SS, Mahal BA, Sanford NN, Nguyen PL, Muralidhar V. Disparities in Refusal of Locoregional Treatment for Prostate Adenocarcinoma. JCO Oncol Pract 2021; 17:e1489-e1501. [PMID: 33630666 PMCID: PMC9810147 DOI: 10.1200/op.20.00839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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PURPOSE We assessed sociodemographic factors associated with and survival implications of refusal of potentially survival-prolonging locoregional treatment (LT, including radiotherapy and surgery) despite provider recommendation among men with localized prostate adenocarcinoma. METHODS The National Cancer Database (2004-2015) identified men with TxN0M0 prostate cancer who either received or refused LT despite provider recommendation. Multivariable logistic regression defined adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with 95% CI of refusing LT, with sociodemographic and clinical covariates. Models were stratified by low-risk and intermediate- or high-risk (IR or HR) disease, with a separate interaction analysis between race and risk group. Multivariable Cox proportional hazard ratios compared overall survival (OS) among men who received versus refused LT. RESULTS Of 887,839 men (median age 64 years, median follow-up 6.14 years), 2,487 (0.28%) refused LT. Among men with IR or HR disease (n = 651,345), Black and Asian patients were more likely to refuse LT than White patients (0.35% v 0.29% v 0.17%; Black v White AOR, 1.75; 95% CI, 1.52 to 2.01; P < .001; Asian v White AOR, 1.47; 95% CI, 1.05 to 2.06; P = .027, race * risk group interaction P < .001). Later year of diagnosis, community facility type, noninsurance or Medicaid, and older age were also associated with increased odds of LT refusal, overall and when stratifying by risk group. For men with IR or HR disease, LT refusal was associated with worse OS (5-year OS 80.1% v 91.5%, HR, 1.65, P < .001). CONCLUSION LT refusal has increased over time; racial disparities were greater in higher-risk disease. Refusal despite provider recommendation highlights populations that may benefit from efforts to assess and reduce barriers to care.
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- Edward Christopher Dee
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, Northern California, Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL,Office of Community Outreach and Engagement, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA,Vinayak Muralidhar, MD, MSc, Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115; e-mail:
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Lu Y, Gehr AW, Narra K, Lingam A, Ghabach B, Meadows RJ, Ojha RP. Impact of prognostic factor distributions on mortality disparities for socioeconomically disadvantaged cancer patients. Ann Epidemiol 2021; 65:31-37. [PMID: 34601096 DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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PURPOSE We aimed to assess whether differences in the distributions of prognostic factors explain reported mortality disparities between urban safety-net and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) cancer populations. METHODS We used data from SEER and a safety-net cancer center in Texas. Eligible patients were adults aged ≤64 years and diagnosed with first primary female breast, colorectal, or lung cancer between 2008 and 2016. We estimated crude and adjusted risk differences (RD) in 3- and 5-year all-cause mortality (1- and 3-year for lung cancer), where adjustment was based on entropy balancing weights that standardized the distribution of sociodemographic and tumor characteristics between the two populations. RESULTS Our study populations comprised 1914 safety-net patients and 389,709 SEER patients. For breast cancer, the crude 3- and 5-year mortality RDs between safety-net and SEER populations were 7.7% (95% confidence limits [CL]: 4.3%, 11%) and 11% (95% CL: 6.7%, 16%). Adjustment for measured prognostic factors reduced the mortality RDs (3-year adjusted RD = 0.049%, 95% CL: -2.6%, 2.6%; 5-year adjusted RD = 5.6%, 95% CL: -0.83%, 12%). We observed similar patterns for colorectal and lung cancer albeit less magnitude. CONCLUSIONS Sociodemographic and tumor characteristics may largely explain early mortality disparities between safety-net and SEER populations but not late mortality disparities.
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- Yan Lu
- Center for Epidemiology and Healthcare Delivery Research, JPS Health Network, Fort Worth, TX
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- Center for Epidemiology and Healthcare Delivery Research, JPS Health Network, Fort Worth, TX
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- Oncology and Infusion Center, JPS Health Network, Fort Worth, Texas; Department of Internal Medicine, TCU & UNTHSC School of Medicine, Fort Worth, Texas
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- Oncology and Infusion Center, JPS Health Network, Fort Worth, Texas
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- Oncology and Infusion Center, JPS Health Network, Fort Worth, Texas
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- Center for Epidemiology and Healthcare Delivery Research, JPS Health Network, Fort Worth, TX
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- Center for Epidemiology and Healthcare Delivery Research, JPS Health Network, Fort Worth, TX; Department of Medical Education, TCU & UNTHSC School of Medicine, Fort Worth, Texas.
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Turgeon MK, Lee RM, Keilson JM, Ju MR, Porembka MR, Alterio RE, Kronenfeld J, Datta J, Goel N, Wang A, Lee AY, Fernandez M, Richter H, Maker AV, Maithel SK, Russell MC. Is there a difference in utilization of a perioperative treatment approach for gastric cancer between safety net hospitals and tertiary referral centers? J Surg Oncol 2021; 124:551-559. [PMID: 34061369 PMCID: PMC8394621 DOI: 10.1002/jso.26554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Perioperative therapy is a favored treatment strategy for gastric cancer. We sought to assess utilization of this approach at safety net hospitals (SNH) and tertiary referral centers (TRC). MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients in the US Safety Net Collaborative (2012-2014) with resectable gastric cancer across five SNH and their sister TRC were included. Primary outcomes were receipt of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) and perioperative therapy. RESULTS Of 284 patients, 36% and 64% received care at SNH and TRC. The distribution of Stage II/III resectable disease was similar across facilities. Receipt of NAC at SNH and TRC was similar (56% vs. 46%, p = 0.27). Compared with overall clinical stage, 38% and 36% were pathologically downstaged at SNH and TRC, respectively. Among patients who received NAC, those who also received adjuvant chemotherapy at SNH and TRC were similar (66% vs. 60%, p = 0.50). Asian race and higher clinical stage were associated with receipt of perioperative therapy (both p < 0.05) while treatment facility type was not. CONCLUSIONS There was no difference in utilization of a perioperative treatment strategy between facility types for patients with gastric cancer. Pathologic downstaging from NAC was similar across treatment facilities, suggesting similar quality and duration of therapy. Treatment at an SNH is not a barrier to receiving standard-of-care perioperative therapy for gastric cancer.
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- Michael K. Turgeon
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York City, New York, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York City, New York, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Kronenfeld JP, Collier AL, Turgeon MK, Ju M, Alterio R, Wang A, Fernandez M, Porembka MR, Richter H, Lee AY, Russell MC, Merchant NB, Maker AV, Datta J. Attrition during neoadjuvant chemotherapy for gastric adenocarcinoma is associated with decreased survival: A United States Safety-Net Collaborative analysis. J Surg Oncol 2021; 124:1317-1328. [PMID: 34379324 DOI: 10.1002/jso.26638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 07/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is standard management for localized gastric cancer (GC). Attrition during NAC due to treatment-related toxicity or functional decline is considered a surrogate for worse biologic outcomes; however, data supporting this paradigm are lacking. We investigated factors predicting attrition and its association with overall survival (OS) in GC. METHODS Patients with nonmetastatic GC initiating NAC were identified from the US Safety-Net Collaborative (2012-2014). Patient/treatment-related characteristics were compared between attrition/nonattrition cohorts. Cox models determined factors associated with OS. RESULTS Of 116 patients initiating NAC, attrition during prescribed NAC occurred in 24%. No differences were observed in performance status, comorbidities, treatment at safety-net hospital, or clinicopathologic factors between cohorts. Despite absence of distinguishing factors, attrition was associated with worse OS (median: 11 vs. 37 months; p = 0.01) and was an independent predictor of mortality (hazard ratio [HR]: 4.7, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.5-15.2; p = 0.02). Fewer patients with attrition underwent curative-intent surgery (39% vs. 89%; p < 0.001). Even in patients undergoing surgical exploration (n = 89), NAC attrition remained an independent predictor of worse OS (HR: 50.8, 95% CI: 3.6-717.8; p = 0.004) despite similar receipt of adjuvant chemotherapy. CONCLUSION Attrition during NAC for nonmetastatic GC is independently associated with worse OS, even in patients undergoing surgery. Attrition during NAC may reflect unfavorable tumor biology not captured by conventional staging metrics.
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- Joshua P Kronenfeld
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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Schultz KS, de Geus SWL, Sachs TE, Morgan RB, Ng SC, McAneny D, Tseng JF. Influence of race and sociodemographic factors on declining resection for gastric cancer: A national study. Am J Surg 2020; 221:155-161. [PMID: 32758359 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine whether racial or other demographic characteristics were associated with declining surgery for early stage gastric cancer. METHODS Patients with clinical stage I-II gastric adenocarcinoma were identified from the NCDB. Multivariable logistic models identified predictors for declining resection. Patients were stratified based on propensity scores, which were modeled on the probability of declining. Overall survival was evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS Of 11,326 patients, 3.68% (n = 417) declined resection. Patients were more likely to refuse if they were black (p < 0.001), had Medicaid or no insurance (p < 0.001), had shorter travel distance to the hospital (p < 0.001) or were treated at a non-academic center (p = 0.001). After stratification, patients who declined surgery had worse overall survival (all strata, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Racial and sociodemographic disparities exist in the treatment of potentially curable gastric cancer, with patients who decline recommended surgery suffering worse overall survival.
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- Kurt S Schultz
- Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University, 88 East Newton Street Collamore - C500, Boston, MA, 02118, USA; University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 North Lake Avenue, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University, 88 East Newton Street Collamore - C500, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University, 88 East Newton Street Collamore - C500, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University, 88 East Newton Street Collamore - C500, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University, 88 East Newton Street Collamore - C500, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University, 88 East Newton Street Collamore - C500, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
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Tsao MW, Delozier OM, Stiles ZE, Magnotti LJ, Behrman SW, Deneve JL, Glazer ES, Shibata D, Yakoub D, Dickson PV. The impact of race and socioeconomic status on the presentation, management and outcomes for gastric cancer patients: Analysis from a metropolitan area in the southeast United States. J Surg Oncol 2020; 121:494-502. [PMID: 31902137 DOI: 10.1002/jso.25827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Socioeconomic disparities in gastric cancer have been associated with differences in care and inferior outcomes. We evaluated the presentation, treatment, and survival for patients with gastric cancer (GC) in a metropolitan setting with a large African American population. METHODS Retrospective cohort analysis of patients with GC (2003-2018) across a multi-hospital system was performed. Associations between socioeconomic and clinicopathologic data with the presentation, treatment, and survival were examined. RESULTS Of 359 patients, 255 (71%) were African American and 104 (29%) Caucasian. African Americans were more likely to present at a younger age (64.0 vs 72.5, P < .001), have state-sponsored or no insurance (19.7% vs 6.9%, P = .02), reside within the lowest 2 quintiles for median income (67.4% vs 32.7%, P < .001), and have higher rates of Helicobacter pylori (14.9% vs 4.8%, P = .02). Receipt of multi-modality therapy was not impacted by race or insurance status. On multivariable analysis, only AJCC T class (HR 1.68) and node positivity (HR 2.43) remained significant predictors of disease-specific survival. CONCLUSION Despite socioeconomic disparities, African Americans, and Caucasians with GC had similar treatment and outcomes. African Americans presented at a younger age with higher rates of H. pylori positivity, warranting further investigation into differences in risk factors and tumor biology.
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- Miriam W Tsao
- Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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Ju M, Wang SC, Syed S, Agrawal D, Porembka MR. Multidisciplinary Teams Improve Gastric Cancer Treatment Efficiency at a Large Safety Net Hospital. Ann Surg Oncol 2019; 27:645-650. [PMID: 31677108 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-019-08037-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer treatment initiation is a complex process. Inefficiencies in care coordination can lead to significant delays, which are often more prominent at safety net hospitals. Multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) have been proposed as an effective solution. METHODS A retrospective review of sequential gastric cancer patients receiving treatment at Parkland Hospital (Dallas, TX) between 2013 and 2015 was performed before (n = 50) and after (n = 50) creation of a MDT and standardized care pathways. Patients undergoing urgent resection were excluded. Time to treatment (TTT) from initial endoscopy to initiation of chemotherapy was evaluated. The number of diagnostic tests performed and treatment variability also were compared. RESULTS Groups were similar in terms of age, sex, stage distribution, tumor location, and type of presentation (outpatient vs. emergency room). Post-intervention, TTT decreased from 84.1 ± 12.3 to 32.5 ± 15.2 days (p < 0.02). This decrease was primarily related to parallel performance of subspecialty evaluations, staging studies, and procedures. MDT review reduced the number of unnecessary staging tests performed, leading to a decrease in the average number of studies from 3.8 per patient to 2.2 (p < 0.05). Use of diagnostic laparoscopy in patients with clinically locally advanced disease increased from 18 to 94% (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Creation of a gastric cancer MDT and uniform care pathways at a large safety net hospital expedited initiation of treatment, reduced unnecessary tests, and promoted consistent patient management.
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- Michelle Ju
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Parkland Health and Hospital System, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Parkland Health and Hospital System, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Parkland Health and Hospital System, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Digestive and Liver Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Parkland Health and Hospital System, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Parkland Health and Hospital System, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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