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Clinical Trial
. 2024 Nov;71(11):e31274.
doi: 10.1002/pbc.31274. Epub 2024 Aug 11.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation gaps within a pediatric leukemia clinical trial cohort

Rahela Aziz-Bose  1   2   3   4 , Colin Cernik  1 , Puja J Umaretiya  5 , Lenka Ilcisin  1   2   6   7 , Colleen A Kelly  1   2   3 , Ariana Valenzuela  1 , Charlotte Bruce  8 , Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba  9 , Peter D Cole  10 , Lisa M Gennarini  11 , Justine M Kahn  12 , Kara M Kelly  13 , Bruno Michon  14 , Thai-Hoa Tran  15 , Jennifer J G Welch  16 , Lewis B Silverman  12 , Kira Bona  1   2   3   4
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation gaps within a pediatric leukemia clinical trial cohort

Rahela Aziz-Bose et al. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Nov.

Abstract

Poverty-exposed children with cancer are more likely to experience adverse outcomes. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits improve food insecurity and child health outcomes, and could be used to mitigate disparities. We conducted a secondary analysis of parent-reported data collected in a frontline pediatric leukemia trial (NCT03020030) to assess SNAP eligibility (proxied by other means-tested program participation) and participation. At diagnosis, 105/287 families (37%) were SNAP-eligible, of whom 53 (50%) were SNAP participants. At 6 months, 104/257 families (41%) were SNAP-eligible, and 59 (57%) were SNAP participants. Interventions to increase benefits participation during childhood cancer treatment represent an immediate opportunity to reduce disparities.

Keywords: acute lymphoblastic leukemia; food insecurity; health disparities; social determinants of health.

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All authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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