Persisting inequalities in survival patterns of childhood neuroblastoma in Southern and Eastern Europe and the effect of socio-economic development compared with those of the US

Panagopoulou, Paraskevi; Georgakis, Marios; Baka, Margarita; Moschovi, Maria; Papadakis, Vassilios; Polychronopoulou, Sophia; Kourti, Maria; Hatzipantelis, Emmanuel; Stiakaki, Eftichia; Dana, Helen; Tragiannidis, Athanasios; Bouka, Evdoxia; Antunes, Luis; Bastos, Joana; Coza, Daniela; Demetriou, Anna; Agius, Domenic; Eser, SULTAN; Gheorghiu, Raluca; Sekerija, Mario; Trojanowski, Maciej; Zagar, Tina; Zborovskaya, Anna; Ryzhov, Anton; Dessypris, Nick; Morgenstern, Daniel; Petridou, Eleni

doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2018.03.003

Persisting inequalities in survival patterns of childhood neuroblastoma in Southern and Eastern Europe and the effect of socio-economic development compared with those of the US

Panagopoulou P., Georgakis M. K., Baka M., Moschovi M., Papadakis V., Polychronopoulou S., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER, vol.96, pp.44-53, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 96
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejca.2018.03.003
Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.44-53
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: Neuroblastoma outcomes vary with disease characteristics, healthcare delivery and socio-economic indicators. We assessed survival patterns and prognostic factors for patients with neuroblastoma in 11 Southern and Eastern European (SEE) countries versus those in the US, including-for the first time-the Nationwide Registry for Childhood Hematological Malignancies and Solid Tumours (NARECHEM-ST)/Greece.