Association between race and follow-up diagnostic care after a positive lung cancer screening test in the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial

Principal Investigator

Name
Joanna Sesti

Degrees
MD

Institution
Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health

Position Title
Physician

Email
joanna.sesti@rwjbh.org

About this CDAS Project

Study
NLST (Learn more about this study)

Project ID
NLST-369

Initial CDAS Request Approval
Oct 26, 2017

Title
Association between race and follow-up diagnostic care after a positive lung cancer screening test in the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial

Summary
Data from previous large set screening trials like the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screening trial have demonstrated racial disparities in the rates of follow-up diagnostic testing in prostate cancer. We speculate that similar disparities may be found in lung cancer. This project will explore this topic in an effort to bring awareness to care providers.

Aims

Explore the existence of racial, gender, and age disparities in follow-up diagnostic testing after a positive lung cancer screening test in the national lung cancer screening trial.

Collaborators

Subroto Paul Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health
Koren Goodman Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health

Related Publications

• Disparities in Follow-Up After Low-Dose Lung Cancer Screening.
  Sesti J, Sikora TJ, Turner DS, Turner AL, Langan RC, Nguyen AB, Paul S
  Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Oct 16 PUBMED