The Role of Clinical Trial Participation in Cancer Research: Barriers, Evidence, and Strategies

• Published in: American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book Vol. 35; p. 185
• Main Authors: Unger, Joseph M, Cook, Elise, Tai, Eric, Bleyer, Archie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Clinical Trials as Topic - psychology; Decision Making; Female; Humans; Male; Neoplasms - drug therapy; Neoplasms - epidemiology; Neoplasms - psychology; Patient Participation - psychology; Patient Selection; Physician-Patient Relations; Surveys and Questionnaires

Fewer than one in 20 adult patients with cancer enroll in cancer clinical trials. Although barriers to trial participation have been the subject of frequent study, the rate of trial participation has not changed substantially over time. Barriers to trial participation are structural, clinical, and a...