What question did this study set out to answer?

To compare outcomes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients treated in public and private health care services in Brazil.

December 8, 2025Blood

The impact of public versus private health care services in the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in Brazil: An analysis from the bra-DLBCL multicenter, retrospective real-world registry

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TSTalita SilveiraAC Camargo Hospital CFCarolina FeresHospital Israelita Albert Einstein MDMaria Almeida DiasUniversidade Federal da Bahia

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Multicenter analysis finds no outcome difference in DLBCL treatment between public and private services, suggesting access to novel therapies needs improvement.

Key Points

To compare outcomes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients treated in public and private health care services in Brazil.
Multicenter retrospective observational study
Inclusion of patients diagnosed with DLBCL from 2017 to 2023
Primary outcome: progression-free survival, secondary outcomes: overall survival, relapse, non-relapse mortality
Analyses conducted using Kaplan-Meier curves and log-rank tests
No difference in three-year progression-free survival between Public (61%) and Private (58%) services (p=0.80)
Overall survival rates were similar: Public 70% vs Private 66% (p=0.90)
Higher ECOG performance status in Private Services (77% vs 63%)
More B-symptoms noted in Public Services (57% vs 17%)

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Silveira et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69362f5d4fa91c937236dc3d https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2025-8011

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Multicenter analysis finds no outcome difference in DLBCL treatment between public and private services, suggesting access to novel therapies needs improvement.

The impact of public versus private health care services in the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in Brazil: An analysis from the bra-DLBCL multicenter, retrospective real-world registry

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The impact of public versus private health care services in the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in Brazil: An analysis from the bra-DLBCL multicenter, retrospective real-world registry

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