Clinical impact of delays in the management of lung cancer patients in the last decade: systematic review

M Guirado, E Fernández Martín… - Clinical and …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Due to the importance of lung cancer early treatment because of its severity and
extent worldwide a systematic literature review was conducted about the impact of delays in …

Exploring the real-world effect of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the molecular diagnostics for cancer patients and high-risk individuals

M Cavic, A Krivokuca, I Boljevic, J Spasic… - Expert review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic introduced a global distraction effect
in cancer patients' care. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of the pandemic on …

European Respiratory Society guideline on various aspects of quality in lung cancer care

TG Blum, RL Morgan, V Durieux… - European …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
This European Respiratory Society guideline is dedicated to the provision of good quality
recommendations in lung cancer care. All the clinical recommendations contained were …

[HTML][HTML] Real-world ALK testing trends in patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer in the United States

HM Lin, Y Wu, Y Yin, H Niu, EA Curran, CM Lovly… - Clinical Lung Cancer, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Patients with non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors harbor
anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangements can be treated with ALK tyrosine kinase …

Inequalities in survival and care across social determinants of health in a cohort of advanced lung cancer patients in Quebec (Canada): A high‐resolution population …

S Qureshi, G Boily, J Boulanger, É Pagé… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Advanced lung cancer patients exposed to breakthrough therapies like EGFR
tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR‐TKI) may experience social inequalities in survival, partly …

Impact of co-pay assistance on patient, clinical, and economic outcomes.

KD Parekh, WB Wong, LL Zullig - American Journal of …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
OBJECTIVES: Patient assistance programs (eg, co-pay assistance) may reduce patients' out-
of-pocket costs for prescription medicines, providing financial assistance to access …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the impact of limited distribution drug networks based on time to accessing oral oncolytic agents at an integrated specialty pharmacy

M Jagasia - 2020 - jhoponline.com
BACKGROUND: Barriers to accessing oral oncolytic therapy include insurance prior
authorization, high copays, and limited distribution drug networks. These barriers increase …

Access to tyrosine kinase inhibitors and survival in patients with advanced EGFR+ and ALK+ positive non–small-cell lung Cancer treated in the real-world

BHL Goulart, S Chennupati, CR Fedorenko… - Clinical Lung Cancer, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction We assessed the proportion of patients with advanced epidermal growth factor
receptor (EGFR) and anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) positive non–small-cell lung cancer …

Referred molecular testing as a barrier to optimal treatment decision making in metastatic non‐small cell lung cancer: Experience at a tertiary academic institution in …

GK Grafham, KJ Craddock, WY Huang… - Cancer …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Molecular testing is critical to guiding treatment approaches in patients with
metastatic non‐small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC), with testing delays adversely impacting …

Cost of genetic testing, delayed care, and suboptimal treatment associated with polymerase chain reaction versus next-generation sequencing biomarker testing for …

CM Bestvina, D Waters, L Morrison… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Aims To assess US payers' per-patient cost of testing associated with next-generation
sequencing (NGS) versus polymerase chain reaction (PCR) biomarker testing strategies …