Racial Disparity Impacts Chemosensitivity, Survival in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

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About The Study: In this study of 103,000 individuals with early-stage breast cancer, Black patients had a higher mortality risk compared with white patients among those with residual disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. This highlights the need for personalized treatment strategies for Black patients to help them attain pathologic complete response.

Authors: Shipra Gandhi, M.D., of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.44517)

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