Age and genetics: how do prognostic factors at diagnosis explain disparities in acute myeloid leukemia?

• Published in: American journal of clinical oncology Vol. 38; no. 2; p. 159
• Main Authors: Patel, Manali I, Ma, Yifei, Mitchell, Beverly S, Rhoads, Kim F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Adult; African Americans; Age of Onset; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Healthcare Disparities - ethnology; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute - epidemiology; Middle Aged; Prognosis; SEER Program; United States - epidemiology; Young Adult; United States

Survival disparities in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) among blacks and Hispanics have been described but not studied extensively in adults. Although younger age and cytogenetic profiles of t(8;21) and acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) subtypes of AML are associated with improved survival, these fact...