ArticleCancer2017
Discussing molecular testing in oncology care: Comparing patient and physician information preferences.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Factors Associated With Implementation of Biomarker Testing and Strategies to Improve Its Clinical Uptake in Cancer Care: Systematic Review Using Theoretical Domains Framework.JCO precision oncology · 2025Pooled it
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- Biomarker recall and understanding among people living with metastatic breast cancer - results from an international patient survey.Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2026Article
- Understanding communication between patients and healthcare professionals regarding comprehensive biomarker testing in precision oncology: A scoping review.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
- Understanding Immunotherapy Terminology: An Analysis of Provider-Patient Conversations.Immunomedicine · 2021Article
- Physician Communication and Patient Understanding of Molecular Testing Terminology.The oncologist · 2021Article
- Patients' and Oncologists' Knowledge and Expectations Regarding Tumor Multigene Next-Generation Sequencing: A Narrative Review.The oncologist · 2021Review
- Impact of numeracy preferences on information needs for genome sequencing results.Patient education and counseling · 2021Article
- How to identify, incorporate and report patient preferences in clinical guidelines: A scoping review.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2020Article
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- Preferences for learning different types of genome sequencing results among young breast cancer patients: Role of psychological and clinical factors.Translational behavioral medicine · 2018Article
- Participant Attitudes Toward an Intensive Trial of Multiple Biopsies, Multidimensional Molecular Analysis, and Reporting of Results in Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.JCO precision oncology · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundMolecular testing to inform treatment and clinical trial choices is now the standard of care for several types of cancer. However, no established guidelines exist for the type of information physicians should cover during discussions with the patient about the test or its results. The objectives of this study were to identify physician and patient preferences regarding information and who should communicate this information and how to inform guidelines for these conversations.
methodsPhysicians and patients who participated in discussions regarding molecular testing were asked to choose 8 topics of most relevance out of a list of 18. The McNemar test was used to determine their top preferences. Patients were asked to identify what information they wanted to receive and who should inform them, and physicians were asked to identify the best aid to communication.
resultsSixty-six patients identified 12 preferred topics: the benefits of testing (88%), how testing determines treatment (88%), implications for family (71%), whether a test indicates the seriousness of disease (68%), purpose of the test (64%), incidental findings (56%), explanation of cancer genetics (53%), how the test is done (46%), limitations (44%), explanation of biomarker (42%), risks (42%), and uninformative results (38%). Physicians added cost (59%). Patients preferred receiving information about molecular testing from their nurse or physician (85%), and physicians preferred using a pamphlet (67%) to augment communication.
conclusionsThe topics identified as important to discuss can inform future guidelines and can contribute to effective communication regarding molecular testing. Cancer 2017;123:1610-1616. © 2017 American Cancer Society.
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