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Young Adults With Pancreatic Cancer: National Trends in Treatment and Outcomes
- Source :
- Pancreas. 49(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- OBJECTIVES The treatment and outcomes of patients younger than 50 years (young adults [YAs]) with pancreatic cancer are largely unknown. We evaluated the presentation, treatment, and outcomes of these patients. METHODS The National Cancer Database was analyzed. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards models were performed to identify variables associated with overall survival. RESULTS A total of 124,442 patients with pancreatic cancer were identified, with 9657 between 18 and 50 years of age. Mean age was 45.4 years (standard deviation, 4.6 years). About 30.9% of YA patients and 25% of patients older than 50 years underwent resection of the primary tumor. Survival advantage was seen for patients 18 to 39 years (hazard ratio, 1.14; 95% confidence interval, 1.07-1.23; P < 0.001). This age advantage was similar across all the racial groups. Overall, YAs treated between 2009 and 2013 had higher survival rates compared with 2004 to 2008 (hazard ratio, 0.85; 95% confidence interval, 0.81-0.89; P < 0.001). This survival improvement was highest in American Indians and Asian/Pacific Islanders (16.6% vs 6.5%), African Americans (10.6% vs 8.5%), and Hispanics (14.5% vs 12.6%). CONCLUSIONS Survival of YAs with pancreatic cancer patients is superior to older patients and has improved over time, especially in minority populations.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors
Adolescent
Databases, Factual
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Risk Assessment
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Endocrinology
Risk Factors
Internal medicine
Pancreatic cancer
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Internal Medicine
medicine
Humans
Minority Health
Young adult
Healthcare Disparities
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
Retrospective Studies
Hepatology
Proportional hazards model
business.industry
Incidence (epidemiology)
Incidence
Hazard ratio
Age Factors
Cancer
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Confidence interval
United States
Race Factors
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Treatment Outcome
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Pacific islanders
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15364828
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pancreas
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a79ecab6bca04bc4cd702a3ae886e557