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SynthesisPharmacology research & perspectives2023

A systematic review of knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacogenomics in pediatric oncology patients.

Claire Moore, Smaro Lazarakis, Tayla Stenta, Marliese Alexander, Rachel Phan Nguyen, David A Elliott, Rachel Conyers

Open access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Pharmacology research & perspectives, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Genotoxicity of cancer therapies and the risk of secondary malignancies: toward personalized prevention.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  5. Toward an integrated resource for pharmacogenomics (PGx): Survey findings from the genomic medicine communities.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Claire MoorePharmacogenomics Team, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7253-7913
Smaro LazarakisHealth Sciences Library, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne Health, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Tayla StentaPharmacogenomics Team, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Marliese AlexanderSir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Rachel Phan NguyenSt Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
David A ElliottPharmacogenomics Team, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1052-7407
Rachel ConyersPharmacogenomics Team, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2344-1365
The University of Melbourne · AUMurdoch Children's Research Institute · AURoyal Children's Hospital · AUSt Vincent's Hospital Melbourne · AUThe Royal Melbourne Hospital · AU

Funding

Kids' Cancer ProjectMedical Research Future FundNational Health and Medical Research Council of AustraliaNovo Nordisk Foundation NNF21CC0073729The Medical Research Future FundThe Royal Children's Hospital FoundationVictorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support ProgramVictorian Paediatric Cancer ConsortiumVictorian Pediatric Cancer Consortium
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pharmacogenomics remains underutilized in clinical practice, despite the existence of internationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines. This systematic review aims to understand enablers and barriers to pharmacogenomics implementation in pediatric oncology by assessing the knowledge, attitudes, and practice of healthcare professionals and consumers. Medline, Embase, Emcare, and PsycINFO database searches identified 146 relevant studies of which only three met the inclusion criteria. These studies reveal that consumers were concerned with pharmacogenomic test costs, insurance discrimination, data sharing, and privacy. Healthcare professionals possessed mostly positive attitudes toward pharmacogenomic testing yet identified lack of experience and training as barriers to implementation. Education emerged as the key enabler, reported in all three studies and both healthcare professionals and consumer groups. However, despite the need for education, no studies utilizing a pediatric oncology consumer or healthcare professional group have reported on the implementation or analysis of a pharmacogenomic education program in pediatric oncology. Increased access to guidelines, expert collaborations and additional guidance interpreting results were further enablers established by healthcare professionals. The themes identified mirror those reported in broader pediatric genetic testing literature. As only a small number of studies met inclusion criteria for this review, further research is warranted to elicit implementation determinants and advance pediatric pharmacogenomics.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsPharmacogeneticsChildHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PersonnelHumansMedical OncologyAustraliaconsumerhealthcare professionaloncologypharmacogenomicssurvey

Identifiers

PMID38013228
PMCPMC10682497
OpenAlexW4389096307

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