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Factors influencing cancer genetic somatic mutation test ordering by cancer physician.
Journal of translational medicine - 12 Nov 2020
Demeshko Anastassia, Pennisi David J, Narayan Sushil, Gray Stacy W, Brown Matthew A, McInerney-Leo Aideen M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Clinical whole exome sequencing was introduced in an Australian centre in 2017, as an alternative to Sanger sequencing. We aimed to identify predictors of cancer physicians' somatic mutation test ordering behaviour. METHODS: A validated instrument assessed somatic mutation test ordering, genomic confidence, perceived utility of tumour molecular profiling, and percent of patients eligible for targeted...
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