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“A rising tide lifts all boats”: establishing a multidisciplinary genomic tumor board for breast cancer patients with advanced disease

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Medical Genomics, November 2016
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Title
“A rising tide lifts all boats”: establishing a multidisciplinary genomic tumor board for breast cancer patients with advanced disease
Published in
BMC Medical Genomics, November 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12920-016-0234-1
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Michelle L. McGowan, Roselle S. Ponsaran, Paula Silverman, Lyndsay N. Harris, Patricia A. Marshall

Abstract

Research suggests that multidisciplinary genomic tumor boards (MGTB) can inform cancer patient care, though little is known about factors influencing how MGTBs interpret genomic test results, make recommendations, and perceive the utility of this approach. This study's objective was to observe, describe, and assess the establishment of the Breast Multidisciplinary Genomic Tumor Board, the first MGTB focused on interpreting genomic test results for breast cancer patients with advanced disease. We conducted a qualitative case study involving participant observation at monthly MGTB meetings from October 2013 through November 2014 and interviews with 12 MGTB members. We analyzed social dynamics and interactions within the MGTB regarding interpretation of genomic findings and participants' views on effectiveness of the MGTB in using genomics to inform patient care. Twenty-two physicians, physician-scientists, basic scientists, bioethicists, and allied care professionals comprised the MGTB. The MGTB reviewed FoundationOne™ results for 40 metastatic breast cancer patients. Based on findings, the board mostly recommended referring patients to clinical trials (34) and medical genetics (15), and Food and Drug Administration-approved (FDA) breast cancer therapies (13). Though multidisciplinary, recommendations were driven by medical oncologists. Interviewees described providing more precise care recommendations and professional development as advantages and the limited actionability of genomic test results as a challenge for the MGTB. Findings suggest both feasibility and desirability of pooling professional expertise in genomically-guided breast cancer care and challenges to institutionalizing a Breast MGTB, specifically in promoting interdisciplinary contributions and managing limited actionability of genomic test results for patients with advanced disease.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 40 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 7 18%
Student > Master 5 13%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 13%
Student > Bachelor 4 10%
Student > Postgraduate 4 10%
Other 9 23%
Unknown 6 15%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 16 40%
Psychology 4 10%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 5%
Design 2 5%
Other 6 15%
Unknown 7 18%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 January 2017.
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#13,259,840
of 23,881,329 outputs
Outputs from BMC Medical Genomics
#439
of 1,268 outputs
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#196,254
of 419,969 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Medical Genomics
#2
of 11 outputs
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