Understanding inequities in precision oncology diagnostics

R Dutta, M Vallurupalli, Q McVeigh, FW Huang… - Nature Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Advances in molecular diagnostics have enabled the identification of targetable driver
pathogenic variants, forming the basis of precision oncology care. However, the adoption of …

Disparities in neuro-oncology

NM Michaelson, A Watsula, A Bakare-Okpala… - Current Neurology and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purposeof Review Health disparities are preventable differences in the diagnosis,
treatment, and outcomes of many diseases, including central nervous system (CNS) tumors …

The problem of Hispanic/Latinx under-representation in cancer clinical trials

MR Espinoza-Gutarra, N Duma, P Aristizabal… - JCO Oncology …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
The Hispanic/Latinx population of the United States constitutes the second largest
racial/ethnic group in the nation, accounting for more than 60 million individuals according to …

[HTML][HTML] TP53 Co-Mutation Status Association with Clinical Outcomes in Patients with EGFR-Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

X Le, C Molife, MS Leusch, MT Rizzo, PM Peterson… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary There is conflicting evidence on the impact of TP53 co-mutations on
survival in patients with EGFR-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (aNSCLC) …

Impact of a clinical genomics program on trial accrual for targeted treatments: Practical approach overcoming barriers to accrual for underserved patients

CJ Farhangfar, GT Scarola, VA Morris… - JCO Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Clinical trials of novel and targeted agents increasingly require biomarkers for
eligibility. Precision oncology continues to evolve, but challenges hamper broad use of …

[HTML][HTML] The role of medical mistrust in concerns about tumor genomic profiling among Black and African American cancer patients

A Hoadley, SB Bass, Y Chertock, J Brajuha… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tumor genomic profiling (TGP) is used in oncology practice to optimize cancer treatment
and improve survival rates. However, TGP is underutilized among Black and African …

Implementation challenges and disparities in molecular testing for patients with stage IV NSCLC: perspectives from an urban safety-net hospital

L Burns, C Jani, A Radwan, O Al Omari, M Patel… - Clinical Lung Cancer, 2023 - Elsevier
The advent of next-generation sequencing (NGS), including both tissue assays and
circulating tumor DNA (ct-DNA), has been pivotal in improving outcomes for patients with …

[HTML][HTML] The identification and clinical applications of mutated antigens in the era of immunotherapy

Y Kye, L Nagineni, S Gadad, F Ramirez, H Riva… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In this review article, we highlight the process and importance of
identifying neoantigens for immunotherapy for cancer. Although the process of identifying …

State legislative trends related to biomarker testing

G Sadigh, HG Goeckner, EA Kazerooni, BE Johnson… - Cancer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Comprehensive biomarker testing has become the standard of care for informing the choice
of the most appropriate targeted therapy for many patients with advanced cancer. Despite …

Trends and Disparities in Next-Generation Sequencing in Metastatic Prostate and Urothelial Cancers

CH Chehade, Y Jo, G Gebrael, N Tripathi… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Targeted therapies based on underlying tumor genomic susceptible alterations
have been approved for patients with metastatic prostate cancer (mPC) and advanced …