Promoting Equitable Care through the 4R Oncology® Model

While molecularly targeted therapies based on actionable biomarkers are improving outcomes for patients with lung cancer, access to biomarker testing continues to hinder equitable and comprehensive care for underserved patients. In this episode, CANCER BUZZ TV speaks with Tom Lycan, DO, MHS, assistant professor of Hematology & Oncology at the Wake Forest School of Medicine, about a practical tool that can provide a care plan roadmap for providers and patients to mitigate precision medicine disparities.  "[The 4R Care Sequences pathway] gives an overarching view of what they [patients] are looking for in the immediate future and also down the road, and it can be a very helpful thing for patients and navigators, and honestly for clinicians...when I'm meeting with patients in-clinic, it helps me to just point to this and go through and review their pathway with the patient, so that I also can reframe everything in how we're coming up with a [treatment] plan together."—Tom Lycan, DO, MHS Tom Lycan, DO, MHS Assistant Professor, Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC   This episode was developed in connection with the ACCC education program Eliminating Precision Medicine Disparities, in partnership with the LUNGevity Foundation, and is supported by Janssen Oncology and Pfizer. Resources: Eliminating Precision Medicine Disparities - ACCC  LUNGevity Patient Resources  Care Action Plans for People with Cancer - ACCC  Fostering a High-Functioning Team in Cancer Care Using the 4R Oncology Model: Assessment in a Large Health System and a Blueprint for Other Institutions