Disparities in Care Access to Liver-Directed Therapy Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis

CONCLUSIONS: Despite the well-accepted role of LDT for CRCLM, only a small proportion of Medicare beneficiaries with CRCLM receive LDT. Increasing access to specialized centers with expertise in LDT, particularly for Black patients, female patients, and those with higher levels of social vulnerability or long travel distances, may improve outcomes for patients with CRCLM.PMID:36149611 | DOI:10.1245/s10434-022-12513-0

Source: Ann Oncol - September 23, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Christopher T Aquina Zachary J Brown Joal D Beane Aslam Ejaz Jordan M Cloyd Allan Tsung Mohamed O Adam Timothy M Pawlik Alex C Kim Source Type: research