Janeth I Sanchez, Michelle Doose, Chris Zeruto, Veronica Chollette, Natalie Gasca, Anand Singla, Sallie J Weaver
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Abstract
Objective: Multidisciplinary cancer consultations play a critical role in the delivery of quality cancer care by promoting treatment planning and collaborative decision-making. The objective of this study was to evaluate associations between multidisciplinary cancer consultations and receipt of guideline-recommended adjuvant treatments among breast, colorectal, or non-small cell lung cancer patients and assess these associations between and within racial and ethnic groups.
Methods: This is a population-based retrospective cohort study using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER), Medicare-linked data (2006-2016) to identify Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with nonmetastatic breast, colorectal, or non-small cell lung cancer. Multidisciplinary cancer consultation was based on encounters with 2 or more oncology providers within 2 months of diagnosis. Cancer quality metrics assessed included receipt of guideline-recommended adjuvant cancer treatment for each cancer type.
Results: Patients with multidisciplinary cancer consultations were more likely to receive adjuvant cancer treatment compared with patients without multidisciplinary cancer consultations within racial and ethnic groups. However, non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic breast cancer patients with multidisciplinary cancer consultations were 24% and 41% less likely to receive hormone and radiation therapy, respectively, compared with NHWs with multidisciplinary cancer consultations.
Conclusions: Patients with multidisciplinary cancer consultations were more likely to receive adjuvant cancer treatment, but racial and ethnic disparities in cancer care persist. Multidisciplinary cancer consultations are likely an important, but not fully sufficient, contributor to the receipt of adjuvant cancer treatment and may be a tool in the implementation of multipronged, team-based cancer care delivery models to reduce inequities in cancer-related outcomes.
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American Journal of Clinical Oncology is a multidisciplinary journal for cancer surgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, GYN oncologists, and pediatric oncologists.
The emphasis of AJCO is on combined modality multidisciplinary loco-regional management of cancer. The journal also gives emphasis to translational research, outcome studies, and cost utility analyses, and includes opinion pieces and review articles.
The editorial board includes a large number of distinguished surgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, GYN oncologists, pediatric oncologists, and others who are internationally recognized for expertise in their fields.
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