Racial Variation in the Uptake of Oncotype DX Testing for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Roberts MC, Weinberger M, Dusetzina SB, Dinan MA, Reeder-Hayes KE, Carey LA, Troester MA, Wheeler SB. Racial Variation in the Uptake of Oncotype DX Testing for Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 34: 130-138. PMID: 26598755, PMCID: PMC4872005, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.63.2489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicErbB ReceptorsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHealthcare DisparitiesHumansInsurance CoverageLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasm StagingNorth CarolinaPoisson DistributionPractice Guidelines as TopicPrecision MedicinePredictive Value of TestsResearch DesignRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsConceptsNode-positive breast cancerNon-black womenODX testingNode-negative patientsBreast cancerOncotype DXBlack patientsRacial disparitiesEarly-stage breast cancerCarolina Breast Cancer StudyGuideline-concordant careNode-positive patientsCancer care qualityPopulation-based studyOncotype DX testingQuality of careNorth Carolina womenLow socioeconomic statusMedium tumor sizeBlack womenBreast Cancer StudyAdjuvant chemotherapyMore comorbiditiesConcordant careTumor size