Influence of Insurance and Marital Status on Outcomes of Adolescents and Young Adults With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Conclusion Insurance status and marriage did not influence outcomes for AYA with ALL, suggesting that intrinsic differences in disease and disease-specific therapies are more important than social issues. Micro-Abstract Outcomes for adolescents and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia are worse when treated with adult rather than pediatric protocols; one criticism is that this may be due to “emancipation” of young adults. Population based review did not show marital and insurance status to be predictive of medial overall survival while age was.
Source: Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research