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ArticleJCO precision oncology2024

"I Just Assumed This Was Already Being Done": Canadian Patient Preferences for Enhanced Data Sharing for Precision Oncology.

Samantha Pollard, Morgan Ehman, Anna Hermansen, Deirdre Weymann, Emanuel Krebs, Cheryl Ho, Howard J Lim, Steven Jones, Yvonne Bombard, Timothy P Hanna and 5 more

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Article in JCO precision oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Samantha PollardCancer Control Research, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3070-2092
Morgan EhmanCancer Control Research, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0343-7115
Anna HermansenCancer Control Research, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9836-5205
Deirdre WeymannCancer Control Research, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3072-5657
Emanuel KrebsCancer Control Research, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6590-8728
Cheryl HoDepartment of Medical Oncology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5922-3984
Howard J LimDepartment of Medical Oncology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5814-714X
Steven JonesCanada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3394-2208
Yvonne BombardInstitute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9516-4539
Timothy P HannaDepartment of Oncology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3228-6042
Chiquita HesselsLi-Fraumeni Syndrome Association Canada, British Columbia, Canada.
Holly LongstaffProvincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1662-0832
Robert Cook-DeeganArizona State University, Washington, DC.ORCID 0000-0002-8251-4237
Tania BubelaFaculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Dean A RegierCancer Control Research, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8876-0511

Funding

The Sulston Project: making the knowledge commons for interpreting cancer genomic variants more effectiveR01CA237118 · NCI · ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-TEMPE CAMPUS · PI COOK-DEEGAN, ROBERT MULLAN, MCGUIRE, AMY L · 2019 to 2022
$2.4M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA237118
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIn Canada, health data are siloed, slowing bioinnovation and evidence generation for personalized cancer care. Secured data-sharing platforms (SDSPs) can enable data analysis across silos through rapid concatenation across trial and real-world settings and timely researcher access. To motivate patient participation and trust in research, it is critical to ensure that SDSP design and oversight align with patients' values and address their concerns. We sought to qualitatively characterize patient preferences for the design of a pan-Canadian SDSP.

methodsBetween January 2022 and July 2023, we conducted pan-Canadian virtual focus groups with individuals who had a personal history of cancer. Following each focus group, participants were invited to provide feedback on early-phase analysis results via a member-checking survey. Three trained qualitative researchers analyzed data using thematic analysis.

resultsTwenty-eight individuals participated across five focus groups. Four focus groups were conducted in English and one in French. Thematic analysis generated two major and five minor themes. Analytic themes spanned personal and population implications of data sharing and willingness to manage perceived risks. Participants were supportive of increasing access to health data for precision oncology research, while voicing concerns about unintended data use, reidentification, and inequitable access to costly therapeutics. To mitigate perceived risks, participants highlighted the value of data access oversight and governance and informational transparency.

conclusionStrategies for secured data sharing should anticipate and mitigate the risks that patients perceive. Participants supported enhancing timely research capability while ensuring safeguards to protect patient autonomy and privacy. Our study informs the development of data-governance and data-sharing frameworks that integrate real-world and trial data, informed by evidence from direct patient input.

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Focus GroupsInformation DisseminationPatient PreferencePrecision MedicineAdultAgedCanadaFemaleHumansMaleMedical OncologyMiddle AgedNeoplasms

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PMID39116357
PMCPMC11371116

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