The effect of locality of residence (LOR) and socioeconomic status (SES) on mortality in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC): 20-year experience at the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.

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Janielle Taylor

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

Janielle Taylor , Yongli Shuai , Linda Robertson , Daniel Paul Normolle , Robert L Ferris , Todd Bear , Marci Lee Nilsen , Jonas T. Johnson , Mark Kubik , Shaum Sridharan , Umamaheswar Duvvuri , Eric Wang , Heath Devin Skinner , David Anthony Clump , James Ohr , Carl Snyderman , Simion I. Chiosea , Rachelle Gish-Johnson , Seungwon Kim , Dan Paul Zandberg

Organizations

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, Biostatistics Facility, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Universtity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, University of Pittsburgh Department of Otolaryngology, Pittsburgh, PA, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Center Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA

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Background: As cancer centers expand, evaluation of potential disparities in outcomes amongst the catchment area is critically important. We examined the effect of LOR and SES on overall survival (OS) in HNSCC patients treated at HCC, which spans 29 counties in western Pennsylvania with diverse socioeconomic profiles across urban and rural localities. Methods: Retrospective review included patients with primary HNSCC (excluding M1 and recurrent disease) treated at HCC 1997-2018. Using Rural-Urban Commuting Area codes, LOR was classified as urban/suburban or rural according to ZIP code. SES was defined by medium income level (low, moderate (Mod), middle (Mid), Upper) via Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council geocoded census tract data. Kaplan-Meier methods and Cox regression models were used to evaluate OS. Results: 3512 patients were identified. Median age was 61, 72.7% male, 93.2% White, 18% HPV +, 75.5% urban/suburban, and by SES: 4% Low, 21% Mod, 46% Mid, and 19% Upper. Primary site included 35.2% oral cavity, 28.4% oropharynx, 28.1% larynx, 8.3% other, stage was majority III/IVa (61%), 66% had surgery and 54% received multimodality treatment (tx). While median OS differed significantly by race (Black: 5.8 vs. White: 7.3 years, p = 0.0457) and SES (Low: 4.1 vs. Mod: 5.3 vs. Mid: 7.3 vs. Upper: 9.1 years, p < 0.0001), there was no difference by LOR (rural: 7.7 vs. urban/suburban: 7.2 years, p = 0.99). Multivariable Cox Regression showed lower SES was associated with a higher risk of death [(Low vs. Upper, HR: 1.416, 95% CI: 1.023-1.959) (Mod vs. Upper, HR:1.443, 95% CI: 1.214 – 1.716), p = 0.0004], adjusting for LOR and factors associated with OS in univariate analysis (age, smoking status, primary site, staging, tx, HPV status, race, and enrollment on clinical trial). The effect of LOR, race, and enrollment on clinical trial were not significant in multivariate analysis. Conclusions: SES was independently associated with OS in HNSCC patients treated at HCC, while LOR was not associated with OS. The lack of difference by LOR may be partially explained by HCC’s efforts to increase access to care throughout the catchment area by establishing community sites. However, a focus on improving outcomes for lower SES HNSCC patients is needed.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2020 ASCO Virtual Scientific Program

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Publication Only: Health Services Research and Quality Improvement

Track

Quality Care/Health Services Research

Sub Track

Access to Care

Citation

J Clin Oncol 38: 2020 (suppl; abstr e19043)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2020.38.15_suppl.e19043

Abstract #

e19043

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