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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Aug 13;71(12):e31271. doi: 10.1002/pbc.31271

TABLE 2.

Characteristics of cancer-related deaths in the cohort by the presence of genetic abnormalities.

Genetic abnormalities
(N = 7532)
Variable No genetic abnormalities
(N = 50,069)
Down syndrome
n = 4949
Othera
n = 2583
p-Valueb
Cancer-related deaths 152 42 14
Sex—female 64 (42.0) 20 (47.6) 8 (57.1) .309
Race .013
 White 52 (34.2) 12 (28.6) 2 (14.3)
 Black 10 (6.6) 2 (14.3)
 Otherc 3 (2.0) 2 (4.8)
 Unknown 87 (57.2) 28 (66.7) 10 (71.4)
Median age at first intervention, years 1.31 (0.03–6.27) 0.63 (0.25–2.34) 1.91 (0.17–9.67) .635
Median age at death, years (IQR) 19.8 (9.8–27.1) 12.7 (7.5–20.9) 21.7 (8.7–28.8) .060
Broad cancer diagnosis type <.001
 Solid 99 (65.1) 9 (21.4) 10 (71.4)
 Liquid 37 (24.4) 32 (76.2) 3 (21.4)
 Unclassifiable 16 (10.5) 1 (2.4) 1 (7.2)
Cancer organ/location (NCI designations) .002
 Digestive/gastrointestinal 31 (20.8) 1 (2.4) 1 (7.2)
 Endocrine and neuroendocrine 2 (1.3) 1 (7.2)
 Eye 1 (0.7)
 Genitourinary/gynecologic/breast 9 (6.0) 1 (7.2)
 Head and neck 2 (1.3) 1 (1.8)
 Hematologic/blood 58 (37.7) 39 (92.9) 6 (42.9)
 Multiple primary 4 (2.6)
 Musculoskeletal/skeletal 7 (4.6) 2 (14.3)
 Central/peripheral nervous system 20 (13.0) 2 (14.3)
 Respiratory/thoracic 4 (2.6)
 Skin 3 (2.0)
 Unknown 11 (7.8) 1 (2.4) 1 (7.2)
Additional malignancyd .742
 Yes 13 (8.6) 2 (4.8) 2 (14.3)
CHD primarydiagnosis <.001
 PDA 14 (9.2) 3 (7.1)
 Left to right shunte 19 (12.5) 31 (73.8) 2 (14.3)
 LHOL 21 (13.8) 7 (50.0)
 APVR 6 (4.0)
 RVOTO 14 (9.2) 4 (9.5) 2 (14.3)
 TGA physiology 8 (5.3)
 Truncus arteriosus 1 (0.7)
 Miscellaneous physiologyf 30 (19.7) 3 (7.1) 2 (14.3)
 Single ventricle 39 (25.7) 1 (2.4)
CHD severity <.001
 Mild 28 (18.4) 8 (19.1) 2 (14.3)
 Moderate 34 (22.4) 29 (69.1) 6 (42.9)
 Severe 2V 29 (19.4) 3 (7.1) 3 (21.4)
 Single ventricle 39 (25.7) 1 (2.4)
 Unclassifiable 22 (14.5) 1 (2.4) 3 (21.4)
Cyanotic .003
 No 74 (48.7) 34 (80.9) 8 (57.1)
 Yes 66 (43.4) 8 (19.1) 3 (21.4)
 Unclassifiable 12 (7.9) 0 (0.0) 3 (21.4)

Abbreviations: APVR, anomalous pulmonary venous return; CHD, congenital heart defect; LHOL, left heart obstructive lesion; NCI, National Cancer Institute; PDA, patent ductus arteriosus; RVOTO, right ventricular outflow tract obstruction; TGA, transposition of the great arteries.

a

Includes Marfan, DiGeorge, Noonan, Williams, Turner, and miscellaneous other genetic syndromes and conditions.

b

p-Values compare overall group with and without genetic abnormalities.

c

Includes “Asian,” “Native American,” “More than one,” “Pacific Islander,” and “Other.”

d

Conditions indicated as “secondary malignant neoplasms” on their death record or listed multiple malignancies as contributing causes of death.

e

Other than PDA.

f

Miscellaneous lesions not classifiable by a single major pathophysiology.