Ethnicity and age disparities in Ewing sarcoma outcome

Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2013 Jul;32(4):246-52. doi: 10.3109/15513815.2012.721480. Epub 2012 Oct 8.

Abstract

This institutional retrospective review studied Ewing sarcomas from 1987-2011. Among 135 patients, 127 (19 Hispanic and 108 white/non-Hispanic) were analyzed (excluding small sample sized groups) finding 15% Hispanic, 85% non-Hispanic, 27% <18 years, 21% >40 years and 1-272 months follow-up (median 41). Age was significantly associated with overall survival (OS) (p = 0.01), whereby <18 years had a higher probability of 5-year survival (OS 61%) than >40 years (OS 37.6%). Ethnicity was marginally statistically significant (OS, p = 0.065); whereby median survival was clinically significant (white non-Hispanic 63 months and Hispanic 23 months). Hispanic ethnicity and older age are independent poor prognostic factors.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Aged
  • Bone Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / epidemiology*
  • White People
  • Young Adult