Key clinical point: No significant differences were seen between urban and rural acute myeloid leukemia patients with regard to overall survival or progression to hematopoietic cell transplantation.
Major finding: Overall survival at one year was 47.9% between the groups (45% for rural and 49% for urban). In addition, the proportions of patients with cytogenetic risk factors and who went on to hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) were not significantly different between the two groups.
Study details: The data come from a retrospective study of 163 acute myeloid leukemia patients diagnosed at a single center between September 2015 and December 2019, 42% of whom lived in a rural area at the time of diagnosis.
Disclosures: The study received no outside funding. Lead author Dr. Isaac had no financial conflicts to disclose.
Source: Isaac KM et al. Cancer Rep 2021 Mar 9. doi: 10.1002/cnr2.1354.