Higher Composite Social Determinants of Health Scores Are Associated With Worse Survival in Patients With Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors
Higher SDH burden and treatment at MSHs were associated with decreased survival in early-stage sbNETs. Implementing a composite SDH score in clinical practice may provide a practical tool for risk stratification and guide equity-focused interventions for patients with sbNETs.
Authors
- Ahmed Alnajar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1205-2014)
- Tanaz Vaghaiwalla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8967-6733)
- John I. Lew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6872-6578)
- Mehmet Akcin
Institutions
- University of Miami Health System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.70143
- Primary Topic
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00