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ArticleThe Journal of surgical research2018

Socioeconomic disparities affect survival in malignant ovarian germ cell tumors in AYA population.

Laura V Bownes, Laura L Stafman, Ilan I Maizlin, Matthew Dellinger, Kenneth W Gow, Adam B Goldin, Melanie Goldfarb, Monica Langer, Mehul V Raval, John J Doski and 3 more

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13 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Laura V BownesDepartment of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
Laura L StafmanDepartment of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
Ilan I MaizlinDepartment of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
Matthew DellingerDivision of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington.
Kenneth W GowDivision of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington.
Adam B GoldinDivision of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington.
Melanie GoldfarbDepartment of Surgery, John Wayne Cancer Institute at Providence St. John's Health Center, Santa Monica, California.
Monica LangerDepartment of Surgery, Maine Children's Cancer Program, Tufts University, Portland, Maine.
Mehul V RavalDepartment of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
John J DoskiDepartment of Surgery, Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas, University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.
Jed G NuchternMichael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.
Sanjeev A VasudevanMichael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.
Elizabeth A BeierleDepartment of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. Electronic address: Elizabeth.beierle@childrensal.org.
Seattle Children's Hospital · USUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · USBaylor College of Medicine · USChildren's of Alabama · USEmory University · USSaint John's Health Center · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · USTufts University · US

Funding

Research Training Program in Surgical OncologyT32CA091078 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI KENNEDY, GREGORY DEAN · 2002 to 2017
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NCI NIH HHS T32 CA091078
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMalignant ovarian germ cell tumors (MOGCTs) are a rare form of ovarian malignancy. Socioeconomic status (SES) has been shown to affect survival in several gynecologic cancers. We examined whether SES impacted survival in adolescent and young adults (AYAs) with MOGCT. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe National Cancer Data Base was used to identify AYAs (aged 15-39 years) with MOGCT from 1998 to 2012. Three SES surrogate variables identified were as follows: insurance type, income quartile, and education quartile. Pooled variance t-tests and chi-square tests were used to compare tumor characteristics, the time from diagnosis to staging/treatment, and clinical outcome variables for each SES surrogate variable, while controlling for age and race/ethnicity in a multivariate model. Kaplan-Meier survival estimates were calculated using the log-rank test.

resultsA total of 3125 AYAs with MOGCT were identified. Subjects with lower SES measures had higher overall stage and T-stage MOGCTs at presentation. There was no significant difference in the time to staging/treatment, extent of surgery, or use of chemotherapy by SES. Subjects from a lower education background, from a lower income quartile, and without insurance had decreased survival (P ≤ 0.02 for all). Controlling for overall stage and T-stage, the difference in survival was no longer significant.

conclusionsAYAs with MOGCT from lower SES backgrounds presented with more advanced stage disease. Further studies that focus on the underlying reasons for this difference are needed to address these disparities.

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AdolescentAdultFemaleHumansNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalOvarian NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultDisparityMOGCTSocioeconomicStageSurvival

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PMCPMC5742061
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