Disparities in neuro-oncology

NM Michaelson, A Watsula, A Bakare-Okpala… - Current Neurology and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purposeof Review Health disparities are preventable differences in the diagnosis,
treatment, and outcomes of many diseases, including central nervous system (CNS) tumors …

Associations of race and socioeconomic status with outcomes after intracranial meningioma resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Lei, JK Tabor, J O'Brien, R Qin, AF Pappajohn… - Journal of Neuro …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Social determinants of health broadly affect healthcare access and outcomes.
Studies report that minorities and low socioeconomic status (SES) patients undergoing …

Atypical and anaplastic meningiomas in the later decades of life: A national cancer database analysis

M Karabacak, M Lampros, O Mavridis, P Jagtiani… - Acta …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose We conducted a National Cancer Database (NCDB) study to investigate
the epidemiological characteristics and identify predictors of outcomes associated with …

Variations in the genomic profiles and clinical behavior of meningioma by racial and ethnic group

JK Tabor, A Dincer, J O'Brien, H Lei, S Vetsa… - Journal of …, 2024 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The influence of socioeconomic factors on racial disparities among patients
with sporadic meningiomas is well established, yet other potential causative factors warrant …

Defining interventions and metrics to improve diversity in CNS clinical trial participation: A SNO and RANO effort

JA Budhu, UN Chukwueke, S Jackson, EQ Lee… - Neuro …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Despite major strides in cancer research and therapy, these advances have not been
equitable across race and ethnicity. Historically marginalized groups (HMG) are more likely …

Socioeconomic and Racial Disparities Affect Access to High-Volume Centers During Meningioma Treatment

D Gautam, MC Findlay, M Karsy - World Neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Studies examining the relationship among hospital case volume,
socioeconomic determinants of health, and patient outcomes are lacking. We sought to …

Pediatric Patients with Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations: Trends in Emergency Room Presentation

S Vazquez, C Berke, VM Lu, EM Wu, MA Silva, A Das… - World Neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Pediatric intracranial arteriovenous malformation (AVM) patients are commonly
admitted to the emergency room (ER). Increasing patient utilization of the ER has been …

Comprehensive assessment of atypical and anaplastic pediatric meningiomas utilizing national cancer database: a retrospective cohort study

P Jagtiani, M Karabacak, C Le, Z Bahadir… - Child's Nervous …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose To examine demographic and clinical characteristics and their association with
survival in grade 2 and 3 pediatric meningiomas in a large cohort using the National Cancer …

Integrated clinical genomic analysis reveals xenobiotic metabolic genes are downregulated in meningiomas of current smokers

AB Khan, R Patel, MF McDonald, E Goethe… - Journal of Neuro …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Meningiomas are the most common primary intracranial tumor. Recently,
various genetic classification systems for meningioma have been described. We sought to …

High-Value Care Outcomes of Meningiomas

AE Jimenez, D Mukherjee - Neurosurgery Clinics, 2023 - neurosurgery.theclinics.com
Meningiomas are the most common form of primary central nervous system tumor, and they
are estimated to comprise between 10% and 20% of all intracranial neoplasms. The large …