The use and reporting of patient-reported outcomes in phase III breast cancer trials

• Published in: Clinical trials (London, England) Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 243 - 249
• Main Authors: Brim, Remy L, Pearson, Steven D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.04.2013; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Clinical trials; Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic - methods; Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic - statistics & numerical data; Data Collection - methods; Data Collection - statistics & numerical data; Design of experiments; Drug Industry - methods; Female; Humans; Neoplasm Staging; Patient-Centered Care - organization & administration; Research Design; Research methodology; Self Report

Background Public and government attention to patient-centered research outcomes has been increasing, evidenced by the recent formation of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Drug development clinical trials can be made more patient-centered by collecting patient-reported outcome measu...