OUTCOME OF TREATMENT FOR CHILDHOOD-CANCER IN BLACK AS COMPARED WITH WHITE-CHILDREN - THE ST-JUDE-CHILDRENS-RESEARCH-HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE, 1962 THROUGH 1992
OUTCOME OF TREATMENT FOR CHILDHOOD-CANCER IN BLACK AS COMPARED WITH WHITE-CHILDREN - THE ST-JUDE-CHILDRENS-RESEARCH-HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE, 1962 THROUGH 1992
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DOI:
10.1001/jama.273.8.633
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发表时间:
1995-02-22
影响因子:
120.7
通讯作者:
CRIST, WM
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作者:
PUI, CH;BOYETT, JM;CRIST, WM
Objective.-To determine whether there is a racial difference in prognosis among childhood cancers.Design.-An overall (30-year) survival analysis by race was followed by separate studies for ''early'' and ''recent'' treatment eras, defined by time points at which significantly improved outcome was demonstrated for specific tumor types, Stratified analyses were performed to adjust for recognized prognostic features.Setting.-Pediatric oncology research and treatment center.Patients.-The study included 798 black and 4507 white children with newly diagnosed malignancies treated from January 1962 through June 1992. These patients were accepted for treatment regardless of their financial status and were enrolled on disease-specific protocols.Results.-Across the 30-year study period, black children had a significantly poorer rate of survival than white children (P