Racial and ethnic disparities in genomic testing among lung cancer patients: a systematic review.

Clare MeernikYadurshini RaveendranMichaela KolarovaFariha RahmanEbunoluwa OlunugaEmmery HammondAkhilesh ShivaramakrishnanSteph HendrenHayden B BosworthDevon K CheckMichelle GreenJohn H Strickler Tomi F Akinyemiju

Published in: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (2024)

A majority of studies, though not all, observed racial and ethnic disparities in the use of genomic testing among patients with lung cancer. Heterogeneity of study results throughout a period of changing clinical guidelines suggests that minoritized populations-Black patients in particular-have faced additional barriers to genomic testing, even if not universally observed at all institutions.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
copy number
healthcare
gene expression
patient reported outcomes
patient reported