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SUBMITTER: Goldstein JS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6923579 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Goldstein Jordan S JS Switchenko Jeffrey M JM Behera Madhusmita M Flowers Christopher R CR Koff Jean L JL
Leukemia & lymphoma 20190705 13
The impact of insurance status on clinical outcomes in Burkitt (BL) and plasmablastic (PBL) lymphomas remains unknown. We used the National Cancer Database to examine insurance status' effect on overall survival (OS) in adults diagnosed with these lymphomas between 2004 and 2014. BL patients with private insurance had significantly better OS compared to those without. In patients aged <65 years, hazard ratios were 1.4 for uninsured status (95% confidence interval 1.2-1.7), 1.2 for Medicaid (95% ...[more]