Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Cancer Cell. 2023 Dec 11;41(12):2007-2010. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.10.002. Epub 2023 Oct 26.
There is a critical need for equitable access to cell therapies in cancer treatment, particularly within public safety-net healthcare systems that serve minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. We discuss how the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine is piloting a cell therapy program aimed at addressing cancer care disparities and has the potential to serve as a national model for enhancing health equity in cancer care.
在癌症治疗中,特别是在为少数族裔和社会经济弱势群体服务的公共安全网医疗保健系统中,公平获得细胞疗法的需求至关重要。我们讨论了贝勒医学院丹·L·邓肯综合癌症中心如何试点细胞治疗计划,旨在解决癌症护理差距问题,并有可能成为提高癌症护理公平性的全国性模式。