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. 2024 Apr 27;409(1):140.
doi: 10.1007/s00423-024-03330-y.

Racial disparities in the attainment of textbook oncologic outcomes following colectomy for colon cancer: a national cancer database cohort study

Gabriela L Aitken  1 , Monique Motta  1 , Shenae Samuels  2 , Christopher J Gannon  3 , Omar H Llaguna  4
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Racial disparities in the attainment of textbook oncologic outcomes following colectomy for colon cancer: a national cancer database cohort study

Gabriela L Aitken et al. Langenbecks Arch Surg. .

Abstract

Introduction: Textbook oncologic outcome (TOO) is attained when all desired short-term quality metrics are met following an oncologic operation. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of race on TOO attainment following colectomy for colon cancer.

Methods: The 2004-2017 National Cancer Database was queried for patients with non-metastatic colon cancer who underwent colectomy. TOO was defined as: negative margins (R0), adequate lymphadenectomy (LAD) (n ≥ 12), no prolonged length of stay (LOS), no 30-day readmission or mortality, and initiation of systemic therapy in ≤ 12 weeks. Racial groups were defined as White, Black, or Hispanic.

Results: 508,312 patients were identified of which 34% achieved TOO. Blacks attained the least TOO (31.4%) as well as the TOO criteria of adequate LAD (81.1%), no prolonged LOS (52.3%), and no 30-day readmission (89.7%). Hispanics were least likely to have met the criteria of R0 resection (94.3%), no 30-day mortality (87.3%), and initiation of systemic therapy in ≤ 12 weeks (81.8%). Patients who attained TOO had a higher median overall survival (OS) than those without TOO (148.2 vs. 84.2 months; P < 0.001). Hispanic TOO patients had the highest median OS (181.2 months), while White non-TOO patients experienced the lowest (80.2 months, P < 0.001). Multivariate logistic regression models suggest that Black and Hispanic patients are less likely to achieve TOO than their White counterparts.

Conclusions: Racial disparities exist in the achievement of TOO, with Blacks and Hispanics being less likely to attain TOO compared to their White counterparts.

Keywords: Colectomy; Colon cancer; Health equity; NCDB; Racial disparities; Textbook oncologic outcome.

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