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ArticleBlood advances2025

Socioeconomic, racial-ethnic, household, and infrastructural disparities of hematologic cancer outcomes in the United States.

David J Fei-Zhang, Erik Wu, Alexander V Stanisic, Lifang Hou, Leonidas C Platanias, Stephen M Ansell, Marquita W Lewis-Thames, Sherif M Badawy, Jonas Paludo

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David J Fei-ZhangNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.ORCID 0000-0002-4485-8274
Erik WuDepartment of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.ORCID 0000-0002-7353-4068
Alexander V StanisicDepartment of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0003-3127-2212
Lifang HouDepartment of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Leonidas C PlataniasRobert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Stephen M AnsellDivision of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Marquita W Lewis-ThamesDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.ORCID 0000-0001-5909-7167
Sherif M BadawyDivision of Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplant, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL.ORCID 0000-0002-4739-265X
Jonas PaludoDivision of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.ORCID 0000-0002-7350-5531

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractAlthough social determinants of health (SDoH) investigations have shown limited analyses of socioeconomic and race-ethnic status on certain hematologic malignancies, the impact of factors beyond those across a fuller scope of hematologic cancers remains unknown. The Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), a tool for assessing varied US census-derived sociodemographic factors, allows for the specific quantification of SDoH in dynamic, regional contexts for their associations with hematologic malignancy inequities. To assess the summative influence of varied SDoH factors on hematologic malignancy outcomes and discern which SDoH factors contributed the largest associations toward disparities, 796 005 adults with hematologic malignancies between 1975 to 2017 were identified for this retrospective cohort study. Vulnerability in 15 SDoH factors was measured using composite and subcategory SVI scores geographically matched to patients. Regressions between SVI factors and follow-up time after diagnosis and survival period were performed. Increasing overall SVI correlated with significantly decreased surveillance period in 11 of 14 hematologic malignancies, with decreases upward of 33.4% (39.0-26.0 months for acute lymphocytic leukemia). Increasing SVI significantly associated with decreased survival period across 11 of 14 hematologic malignancies, with decreases upward of 47.2% (89.5-47.3 months for Hodgkin lymphoma). Socioeconomic status and housing and transportation vulnerabilities showed the largest magnitude of contributions, followed by minority language and household composition. Significant decreases in hematologic malignancy prognosis associate with increasing overall SDoH vulnerability in varied sociodemographic contexts in the United States. Furthermore, there are quantifiable differences in which types of SDoH contribute more to trends per malignancy type. These findings demonstrate specific SDoH targets for further research and policy initiatives to combat hematologic malignancy disparity more effectively.

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Healthcare DisparitiesHealth Status DisparitiesHematologic NeoplasmsAdultAgedEthnicityFamily CharacteristicsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRacial GroupsRetrospective StudiesSocial Determinants of HealthSocioeconomic FactorsUnited States

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PMCPMC12094250

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