Building research infrastructure to advance precision medicine in colorectal cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Addressing critical gaps in precision medicine initiatives in colorectal cancer (CRC) requires building larger collaborative studies.

Methods

The Latino Colorectal Cancer Consortium (LC3) is a resource that harmonizes data collected in observational studies with data from individuals who identify as Hispanic/Latino with a diagnosis of primary colorectal adenocarcinoma. Data collected includes demographics, medical history, family history, and lifestyle risk factors from patient-completed surveys. Vital status, cause of death, treatment, and clinicopathological characteristics were obtained through medical chart abstraction, pathology reports, and/or linkage to state cancer registries. Blood, saliva, or normal colonic tissues were used to extract and genotype germl

SUBMITTER: Schmit SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12140009 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature