The Current State of Adult Glial Tumor Patients’ Care in Kazakhstan: Challenges in Diagnosis and Patterns in Survival Outcomes
Babi A. Menlibayeva K. Bex T. Kuandykova S. Akshulakov S.
March 2023MDPI
Biomedicines
2023#11Issue 3
Background: The study aimed to analyze the 5-year survival of adult patients with glial tumors and to define characteristics that are associated with the disease outcomes in Kazakhstan. Methods: Medical records of patients that were surgically treated at the National Center for Neurosurgery during the 5-year period from 2016 to 2020 were collected retrospectively. Patients with a histologically confirmed diagnosis of diffuse astrocytic or oligodendroglial tumor type were included and their survival was assessed with life tables, Kaplan–Meier plot, and Cox regression using STATA 16 statistical software. Results: Almost half of the patients had glioblastoma. The 5-year survival rate of the whole sample was 45.93%. Among Grade 4 patients, 15.6% survived the 5-year mark. Differences in survival between grades 1–3 were not significant. Grade 1 patients demonstrated worse survival rates compared to Grade 2 patients (69% vs. 74%). Worse survival rates were observed among patients of Russian ethnicity and in rural residents. Conclusions: The study described the unusual patterns in survival rates of glial tumor patients in Kazakhstan, pointing to the need for reassessment of diagnostic accuracy and resulting treatment of glial patients in Kazakhstan, and the need to introduce molecular and genetic parameters in tumor type classification. Moreover, the observed difference in survival of different ethnic groups and residents of rural and urban areas should be further investigated and addressed by healthcare professionals.
glial tumor , glioblastoma , healthcare disparities , histology , survival rate , tumor classification
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Hospital Management Department, National Centre for Neurosurgery, 34/1 Turan Avenue, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
Department of Vascular and Functional Neurosurgery, National Centre for Neurosurgery, 34/1 Turan Avenue, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
Hospital Management Department
Department of Vascular and Functional Neurosurgery
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