Race, ethnicity, and poverty linked to worse outcomes in children treated for high-risk neuroblastoma

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Race, ethnicity, and poverty linked to worse outcomes in children treated for high-risk neuroblastoma

Children with high-risk neuroblastoma had worse outcomes if they were from certain racial/ethnic groups or were on public rather than private insurance, despite being treated in clinical trials with standardized protocols, according to a study led by investigators from Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center.

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