Disparities in Care Access to Liver-Directed Therapy Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis.
Christopher T AquinaZachary J BrownJoal D BeaneAslam EjazJordan M CloydAllan TsungMohamed O AdamTimothy M PawlikAlex C KimPublished in: Annals of surgical oncology (2022)
Despite the well-accepted role of LDT for CRCLM, only a small proportion of Medicare beneficiaries with CRCLM receive LDT. Increasing access to specialized centers with expertise in LDT, particularly for Black patients, female patients, and those with higher levels of social vulnerability or long travel distances, may improve outcomes for patients with CRCLM.