Variation in the Attitudes of Medical Oncologists Toward Research Biopsies in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer
Seah DS, Scott S, Guo H, Najita J, Lederman R, Frank E, Sohl J, Stadler Z, Silverman S, Peppercorn J, Winer E, Come S, Lin NU. Variation in the Attitudes of Medical Oncologists Toward Research Biopsies in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer. The Oncologist 2015, 20: 992-1000. PMID: 26240134, PMCID: PMC4571800, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerBiopsy-related painResearch biopsiesMBC patientsMedical oncologistsOncologists' attitudesBreast cancerWillingness of patientsNational Cancer InstituteEligible respondersModifiable factorsAdditional biopsiesCancer CenterNCI centersPatients' willingnessCommon reasonBiopsyCancer InstitutePatientsSelf-administered surveyStandalone procedureTumor biologyAvailability of tissueElicit factorsPotential target