Advanced cancer patient preferences for receiving molecular profiling results.
Megan C BestPhyllis N ButowChris JacobsIlona JuraskovaJacqueline SavardBettina MeiserDavid GoldsteinMandy L BallingerNicole BartleyChristine E NapierGrace DaviesDavid M ThomasKathy TuckerTimothy E SchlubAinsley Janelle Newsonnull nullPublished in: Psycho-oncology (2020)
The majority of advanced cancer patients undergoing MP prioritised results which would lead to treatment options. They trusted their oncologists to help them navigate the results return process. While there was interest in knowing about other results, this was a lesser priority. Nevertheless, given high levels of interest in receiving all results, ethical aspects of not providing uninformative results requires further research, including a consideration of patient rationales for desiring this information and what health professionals can and should do to support patients in the absence of meaningful information being available.