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ArticleLeukemia & lymphoma2019

Insurance status impacts overall survival in Burkitt lymphoma.

Jordan S Goldstein, Jeffrey M Switchenko, Madhusmita Behera, Christopher R Flowers, Jean L Koff

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Article in Leukemia & lymphoma, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Jordan S GoldsteinSchool of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4434-5070
Jeffrey M SwitchenkoDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5563-9325
Madhusmita BeheraDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Christopher R FlowersDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Jean L KoffDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4414-0489

Funding

Winship Cancer Institute Cancer Center Support GrantP30CA138292 · NCI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Suresh S Ramalingam · 2009 to 2026
$47.5M
Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) RenewalUL1TR000454 · NCATS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI STEPHENS, DAVID S · 2012 to 2016
$25.8M
Mentored Patient Oriented Research in LymphomaK24CA208132 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI FLOWERS, CHRISTOPHER R · 2016 to 2020
$822k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000454NCI NIH HHS K24 CA208132NCI NIH HHS P30 CA138292
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The impact of insurance status on clinical outcomes in Burkitt (BL) and plasmablastic (PBL) lymphomas remains unknown. We used the National Cancer Database to examine insurance status' effect on overall survival (OS) in adults diagnosed with these lymphomas between 2004 and 2014. BL patients with private insurance had significantly better OS compared to those without. In patients aged <65 years, hazard ratios were 1.4 for uninsured status (95% confidence interval 1.2-1.7), 1.2 for Medicaid (95% CI 1.0-1.4), and 1.5 for Medicare (95% CI 1.2-1.9). For patients aged >65 years, hazard ratio for uninsured status was 8.4 (95% CI 2.5-28.3). Conversely, underinsured PBL patients experienced no difference in OS. Thus, expanding insurance-related access to care may improve survival in BL, for which curative therapy exists, but not PBL, where more effective therapies are needed. Our findings add to mounting evidence that adequate health insurance is particularly important for patients with curable cancers.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsBurkitt LymphomaFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInsurance CoverageKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMedicaidMedically UninsuredMedicareBurkitt lymphomainsurancenon-Hodgkin lymphomaplasmablastic lymphomasurvival

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PMID31274033
PMCPMC6923579

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