ReviewFrontiers in oncology2023
Area-level socioeconomic status is positively correlated with glioblastoma incidence and prognosis in the United States.
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- Socioeconomic status as a determinant of survival in glioblastoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2025Pooled it
- Socioeconomic disparities in IDH-wildtype glioblastoma survival: interactions between age and household income in a SEER cohort.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2026Article
- Assessments of social vulnerability on central nervous system cancer disparities in the United States.Communications medicine · 2026Article
- Socioeconomic disparities in patient-reported outcomes, health literacy, and access to care among patients with primary brain tumors: findings from the All of Us Research Program.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2025Article
- Glioblastoma in young adult patients: contemporary patterns of care and survival in the United States.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2025Article
- An analysis of the influence of social determinants of health on treatment and survival among adult patients with high-grade glioma in Utah.Neuro-oncology practice · 2025Article
- Environmental Hazards and Glial Brain Tumors: Association or Causation?International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- The deleterious effect of WHO grade II diffuse glioma on socioeconomic status as evaluated through occupation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The association of neighborhood-level deprivation with glioblastoma outcomes: a single center cohort study.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2025Article
- Neighborhood disadvantage is associated with treatment access outcomes and survival among individuals with a primary brain tumor.Neuro-oncology practice · 2025Article
- Economic income and survival in patients affected by glioblastoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Neuro-oncology practice · 2024Review
- Challenges and Opportunities in Accessing Surgery for Glioblastoma in Low-Middle Income Countries: A Narrative Review.Cancers · 2024Article
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- Sociodemographic factors predict outcomes and reveal spatial tumor patterns in glioblastoma.Neuro-oncology advancesArticle
- Glioblastoma in Puerto Rico: A 21-year population-based study.Neuro-oncology advancesArticle
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Abstract
In the United States, an individual's access to resources, insurance status, and wealth are critical social determinants that affect both the risk and outcomes of many diseases. One disease for which the correlation with socioeconomic status (SES) is less well-characterized is glioblastoma (GBM), a devastating brain malignancy. The aim of this study was to review the current literature characterizing the relationship between area-level SES and both GBM incidence and prognosis in the United States. A query of multiple databases was performed to identify the existing data on SES and GBM incidence or prognosis. Papers were filtered by relevant terms and topics. A narrative review was then constructed to summarize the current body of knowledge on this topic. We obtained a total of three papers that analyze SES and GBM incidence, which all report a positive correlation between area-level SES and GBM incidence. In addition, we found 14 papers that focus on SES and GBM prognosis, either overall survival or GBM-specific survival. Those studies that analyze data from greater than 1,530 patients report a positive correlation between area-level SES and individual prognosis, while those with smaller study populations report no significant relationship. Our report underlines the strong association between SES and GBM incidence and highlights the need for large study populations to assess SES and GBM prognosis to ideally guide interventions that improve outcomes. Further studies are needed to determine underlying socio-economic stresses on GBM risk and outcomes to identify opportunities for intervention.
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