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. 2019 Aug;36(Suppl 5):S34-S41.

Treatment Facility: An Important Prognostic Factor for Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma Survival

Jonathan Michael Gootee  1 , Christina E Curtin  1 , Sarah J Aurit  1 , Saboor E Randhawa  1 , Bianca Y Kang  1 , Peter T Silberstein  1
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Treatment Facility: An Important Prognostic Factor for Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma Survival

Jonathan Michael Gootee et al. Fed Pract. 2019 Aug.

Abstract

A National Cancer Database study of on survival outcomes for patients with dedifferentiated liposarcomas found that insurance status, median household income, and treatment facility were associated with differences in median survival and 5- and 10-year survival probabilities.

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Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma Survival Probability by Insurance Typea an = 3112, P <.01.
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Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma Survival Probability by Racea an = 3046, P = .47.
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Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma Survival Probability by Facility Typea an = 2992, P = .02.
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Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma Survival Probability by Zip Code-Based Income Levela an = 3068, P < .01.
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Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma Survival Probability by Zip Code-Based High School Educationa an = 3069, P = .11.
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