Racial disparities in survival among patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma in the targeted therapy era

Abstract

Historically, African American (AA) patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) have had inferior survival compared with Caucasian patients. Recent studies suggest that the survival disparity between races may be worsening since the advent of targeted therapies for RCC. In this study, survival rates among AA and Caucasian patients with advanced RCC are examined over time to determine whether a disparity in survival persists in the targeted therapy era.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jun 24, 2016
Source ID
10.1002/cncr.30146

Entities

People

  • Allison M. Deal
  • Angela B. Smith
  • Bhavani Krishnan
  • Matthew E. Nielsen
  • Matthew I. Milowsky
  • Tracy L. Rose
  • William Y. Kim

Organizations

  • American Association for Cancer Research
  • American Cancer Society
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • National Center for Research Resources
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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