Financial Toxicity Among Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors Participating in Early-Phase Clinical Trials.
Blanter J, Van Hyfte G, Ahmad M, Xu S, Hapanowicz O, Fazilov G, Lu A, Lucas N, Wu K, Shelton G, DeMerchant M, Lachowicz M, Kier M, Werner M, Eder J, Galsky M, Marron T, Smith C, LoRusso P, Hofstatter E, Doroshow D. Financial Toxicity Among Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors Participating in Early-Phase Clinical Trials. JCO Oncology Practice 2024, op2400293. PMID: 39661920, DOI: 10.1200/op.24.00293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly-phase clinical trialsSolid tumorsClinical trialsAssociated with higher FTFinancial toxicityBarriers to clinical trial enrollmentAdvanced solid malignanciesAdvanced solid tumorsInverse association with ageBaseline to 2 monthsYale Cancer CenterCOST scoreClinical trial enrollmentProspective survey studySolid malignanciesNo significant differenceBaseline FTTime of consentNovel therapiesPrimary outcomeCancer CenterSurvey 1Trial enrollmentPatientsEarly-phase