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Descriptive Epidemiology and Prognosis of Pediatric Acute Leukemia in the Afro-Descendant Population of the French West Indies and French Guiana

Childhood leukemia survival rates in an Afro-descendant Caribbean population matched North American and European benchmarks, refuting historical disparities.

In the largest epidemiological study of childhood acute leukemia in an Afro-descendant Caribbean population (n=107, 2010–2022), survival rates matched European and North American benchmarks, refuting historical assumptions of worse outcomes in this population. Age-standardised incidence of 32.9 per million-year is consistent with global estimates.

What the study was

Study design
Multicenter retrospective descriptive cohort study
Population
107 children (0–17 years) with acute leukemia in Afro-descendant population of French West Indies and French Guiana, 2010–2022
Sample size
107
Category
Public Health
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
Cancer Med

Why it surfaced

First and largest epidemiological study in Afro-descendant Caribbean pediatric leukemia; dispels survival-disparity assumption and provides baseline data for this underrepresented population.

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