Reduced Risk of All-Cause, Cancer-, and Cardiovascular Disease-Related Mortality among Patients with Primary Malignant Cardiac Tumors Receiving Chemotherapy in the United States
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Population
2.2. Definition of Study Variables
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics | Chemotherapy | p Value | |
---|---|---|---|
No (n = 263) | Yes (n = 300) | ||
Age, years | <0.001 | ||
20–44 | 57 (21.7) | 104 (34.7) | |
45–64 | 89 (33.8) | 122 (40.7) | |
≥65 | 117 (44.5) | 74 (24.7) | |
Sex | 0.353 | ||
Male | 136 (51.7) | 167 (55.7) | |
Female | 127 (48.3) | 133 (44.3) | |
Year of diagnosis | 0.336 | ||
2000–2004 | 59 (22.4) | 49 (16.3) | |
2005–2009 | 57 (21.7) | 70 (23.3) | |
2010–2014 | 67 (25.5) | 81 (27.0) | |
2015–2020 | 80 (30.4) | 100 (33.3) | |
Race and ethnicity | 0.565 | ||
Non-Hispanic White | 155 (58.9) | 174 (58.0) | |
Non-Hispanic Black | 22 (8.4) | 34 (11.3) | |
Hispanic | 56 (21.3) | 52 (17.3) | |
Other | 30 (11.4) | 40 (13.3) | |
Region | 0.967 | ||
Midwest | 13 (4.9) | 16 (5.3) | |
Northeast | 43 (16.3) | 53 (17.7) | |
South | 47 (17.9) | 51 (17.0) | |
West | 160 (60.8) | 180 (60.0) | |
Marital status, married | 127 (48.3) | 173 (57.7) | 0.026 |
Median household income | 0.794 | ||
<$75,000 | 140 (53.2) | 163 (54.3) | |
≥$75,000 | 123 (46.8) | 137 (45.7) | |
Location, rural | 22 (8.4) | 33 (11.0) | 0.293 |
SEER summary stage | <0.001 | ||
Localized | 86 (32.7) | 92 (30.7) | |
Regional | 71 (27.0) | 79 (26.3) | |
Distant | 74 (28.1) | 119 (39.7) | |
Unknown/unstaged | 32 (12.2) | 10 (3.3) | |
Histology | <0.001 | ||
Sarcoma | 203 (77.2) | 192 (64.0) | |
Lymphoma | 52 (19.8) | 103 (34.3) | |
Mesothelioma and others | 8 (3.0) | 5 (1.7) | |
Surgery | 0.822 | ||
Yes | 129 (49.0) | 150 (50.0) | |
No | 134 (51.0) | 150 (50.0) | |
Radiation therapy | <0.001 | ||
Yes | 26 (10.0) | 70 (23.6) | |
No | 235 (90.0) | 227 (76.4) |
All-Cause Mortality | Cancer Mortality | CVD Mortality | |
---|---|---|---|
HR (95%CI) | HR (95%CI) | HR (95%CI) | |
Before PS matching—unadjusted | 0.52 (0.43–0.62) | 0.59 (0.48–0.72) | 0.23 (0.12–0.46) |
Before PS matching—adjusted | 0.56 (0.45–0.69) | 0.63 (0.50–0.80) | 0.27 (0.12–0.58) |
After PS matching | 0.65 (0.52–0.81) | 0.71 (0.56–0.89) | 0.30 (0.13–0.69) |
IPTW | 0.63 (0.52–0.76) | 0.67 (0.55–0.82) | 0.36 (0.19–0.68) |
Characteristics | Chemotherapy | ASD | p Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No (n = 185) | Yes (n = 185) | |||
Age, years | 0.056 | 0.894 | ||
20–44 | 53 (28.6) | 57 (30.8) | ||
45–64 | 67 (36.2) | 66 (35.7) | ||
≥65 | 65 (35.1) | 62 (33.5) | ||
Sex | 0.033 | 0.835 | ||
Male | 98 (53.0) | 101 (54.6) | ||
Female | 87 (47.0) | 84 (45.4) | ||
Year of diagnosis | 0.025 | 0.901 | ||
2000–2004 | 33 (17.8) | 34 (18.4) | ||
2005–2009 | 40 (21.6) | 44 (23.8) | ||
2010–2014 | 52 (28.1) | 46 (24.9) | ||
2015–2020 | 60 (32.4) | 61 (33.0) | ||
Race and ethnicity | 0.044 | 0.161 | ||
Non-Hispanic White | 112 (60.5) | 108 (58.4) | ||
Non-Hispanic Black | 17 (9.2) | 23 (12.4) | ||
Hispanic | 13 (7.0) | 24 (13.0) | ||
Other | 40 (21.6) | 28 (15.1) | ||
Region | 3 (1.6) | 2 (1.1) | 0.037 | 0.929 |
Midwest | 11 (5.9) | 9 (4.9) | ||
Northeast | 32 (17.3) | 36 (19.5) | ||
South | 33 (17.8) | 33 (17.8) | ||
West | 109 (58.9) | 107 (57.8) | ||
Marital status, married | 91 (49.2) | 98 (53.0) | 0.076 | 0.533 |
Median household income | 0.000 | 1.000 | ||
<$75,000 | 101 (54.6) | 101 (54.6) | ||
≥$75,000 | 84 (45.4) | 84 (45.4) | ||
Location, rural | 15 (8.1) | 23 (12.4) | 0.142 | 0.230 |
SEER summary stage | 0.000 | 1.000 | ||
Localized | 60 (32.4) | 60 (32.4) | ||
Regional | 55 (29.7) | 55 (29.7) | ||
Distant | 63 (34.1) | 63 (34.1) | ||
Unknown/unstaged | 7 (3.8) | 7 (3.8) | ||
Histology | 0.012 | 0.910 | ||
Sarcoma | 129 (69.7) | 128 (69.2) | ||
Lymphoma | 48 (25.9) | 56 (30.3) | ||
Mesothelioma and others | 8 (4.3) | 1 (0.5) | ||
Surgery | 0.000 | 1.000 | ||
Yes | 91 (49.2) | 91 (49.2) | ||
No | 94 (50.8) | 94 (50.8) | ||
Radiation therapy, yes | 0.000 | 1.000 | ||
Yes | 159 (85.9) | 159 (85.9) | ||
No | 26 (14.1) | 26 (14.1) |
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Appiah, D.; Goodart, C.R.; Kothari, G.K.; Ebong, I.A.; Nwabuo, C.C. Reduced Risk of All-Cause, Cancer-, and Cardiovascular Disease-Related Mortality among Patients with Primary Malignant Cardiac Tumors Receiving Chemotherapy in the United States. Curr. Oncol. 2023, 30, 8488-8500. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30090618
Appiah D, Goodart CR, Kothari GK, Ebong IA, Nwabuo CC. Reduced Risk of All-Cause, Cancer-, and Cardiovascular Disease-Related Mortality among Patients with Primary Malignant Cardiac Tumors Receiving Chemotherapy in the United States. Current Oncology. 2023; 30(9):8488-8500. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30090618
Chicago/Turabian StyleAppiah, Duke, Carina R. Goodart, Grishma K. Kothari, Imo A. Ebong, and Chike C. Nwabuo. 2023. "Reduced Risk of All-Cause, Cancer-, and Cardiovascular Disease-Related Mortality among Patients with Primary Malignant Cardiac Tumors Receiving Chemotherapy in the United States" Current Oncology 30, no. 9: 8488-8500. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30090618
APA StyleAppiah, D., Goodart, C. R., Kothari, G. K., Ebong, I. A., & Nwabuo, C. C. (2023). Reduced Risk of All-Cause, Cancer-, and Cardiovascular Disease-Related Mortality among Patients with Primary Malignant Cardiac Tumors Receiving Chemotherapy in the United States. Current Oncology, 30(9), 8488-8500. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30090618