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December 9, 2022

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University study finds Black women have worst HR+/HER2- breast cancer outcomes of all racial and ethnic groups

Kevin Kalinsky, MD, MS, of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University recently presented clinical trial findings that found that non-Hispanic Black (Black) women with Hormone Receptor positive/HER2-negative breast cancer, with 1-3 involved lymph nodes and recurrence scores below 25, have worse outcomes than non-Hispanic white women with similar diagnosis. Even though HR+/HER2 breast cancer if diagnosed early, is one the most survivable.

“These data demonstrate that there is a difference in outcome based on race/ethnicity in a large, randomized trial,” says Kalinsky, “Understanding why is critical, as is increasing the number of underrepresented minorities in clinical trials.”

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