Reem Karmali, Rushad Machhi, Narendranath Epperla, Geoffrey Shouse, Jason T Romancik, Tamara K Moyo, Vaishalee P Kenkre, Thomas A Ollila, Lindsey A Fitzgerald, Brian T Hess, Kevin A David, Ishan Roy, Joanna C Zurko, Sayan Mullick Chowdhury, Kaitlin Annunzio, Robert Ferdman, Rahul S Bhansali, Elyse I Harris, Jieqi Liu, Imran A Nizamuddin, Shuo Ma, Jonathan Moreira, Jane N Winter, Barbara Pro, Deborah M Stephens, Alexey V Danilov, Nirav N Shah, Jonathon B Cohen, Stefan K Barta, Pallawi Torka, Leo I Gordon
Healthcare disparities driven by multiple social, economic, and/or environmental factors lead to inequalities in health outcomes. CAR-T cell immunotherapy is an effective therapy for relapsed/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (r/r B-NHL). However, data are limited on the impact of the convergence of race and social determinants of health on outcomes for patients treated with CAR-T therapy. We examined the impact of interactions between race and insurance type on health care utilization and outcomes in patients treated with CAR-T for aggressive B-NHL...
March 26, 2024: Blood Advances