Non-small cell lung cancer genomics around the globe: focus on ethnicity

We appreciate Dr. Sekine’s interest on the topic of genomic differences of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in ethnically distinct populations. In his commentary to Journal of Thoracic Disease (1), Dr. Sekine points the lack of comprehensive studies in this matter, and reviews the extant data. As described in his review, minority groups like African Americans (AA) are often underrepresented in relevant studies like the Lung Cancer Mutation Consortium (LCMC) (2) and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) (3), wherein most patients are self-reported as Whites.