CONCLUSION
Concern over racial and ethnic disparities in QoL following HSCT have become more prevalent with the discovery of racial disparities in health outcomes from numerous other fields of medicine, including transplant medicine.18-21,45-48 In this study, we did not find significant differences across racial and ethnic groups in QoL scores of pediatric patients following HSCT after controlling for transplant-associated variables and determinants of socioeconomic status. However, patients with malignant conditions were found to have significantly lower physical and work/school functioning at least two years post-transplant as compared to patients with non-malignant conditions. Such findings underscore the need for careful follow-up with patients undergoing HSCT for malignancy to ensure they can regain physical and mental health to successfully participate in school or work in the years post-transplant.