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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedRoberts MC, Weinberger M, Dusetzina SB
Racial variation in adjuvant chemotherapy initiation among breast cancer patients receiving oncotype DX testing.
The researchers examined whether adjuvant chemotherapy initiation varied by race. No racial differences were found in adjuvant chemotherapy initiation among women receiving ODX testing. As treatment decision-making becomes increasingly targeted with the use of genetic technologies, these results provide evidence that test results may drive treatment in a similar way across racial subgroups.
AHRQ-funded; HS022189.
Citation: Roberts MC, Weinberger M, Dusetzina SB .
Racial variation in adjuvant chemotherapy initiation among breast cancer patients receiving oncotype DX testing.
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2015 Aug;153(1):191-200. doi: 10.1007/s10549-015-3518-9..
Keywords: Cancer: Breast Cancer, Treatments, Decision Making, Genetics, Racial and Ethnic Minorities