2020
Barriers to Clinical Trial Accrual: Perspectives of Community-Based Providers
Knelson LP, Cukras AR, Savoie J, Agarwal A, Guo H, Hu J, Fell G, Lederman R, Hughes ME, Winer EP, Lin NU, Tolaney SM. Barriers to Clinical Trial Accrual: Perspectives of Community-Based Providers. Clinical Breast Cancer 2020, 20: 395-401.e3. PMID: 32605813, DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2020.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrial participationTrial referralClinical trialsBreast cancerNurse practitioners/physician assistantsPatient-related barriersReferral of patientsClinical Trial AccrualCancer enrollMetastatic trialsReferral patternsSurgical oncologistsTrial awarenessReferral practicesTrial investigatorsBreast oncologyTrial knowledgePatientsPhysician assistantsTrial optionsMedical education coursesPatient interestReferralProvider perspectivesLogistical barriers
2016
Accrual of Older Patients With Breast Cancer to Alliance Systemic Therapy Trials Over Time: Protocol A151527
Freedman RA, Foster JC, Seisler DK, Lafky JM, Muss HB, Cohen HJ, Mandelblatt J, Winer EP, Hudis CA, Partridge AH, Carey LA, Cirrincione C, Moreno-Aspitia A, Kimmick G, Jatoi A, Hurria A. Accrual of Older Patients With Breast Cancer to Alliance Systemic Therapy Trials Over Time: Protocol A151527. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 35: 421-431. PMID: 27992272, PMCID: PMC5455700, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.69.4182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder patientsMetastatic trialsAdjuvant trialsBreast cancerHormone receptor-negative tumorsBreast cancer treatment trialConclusion Older patientsSystemic therapy trialsReceptor-negative tumorsBreast cancer trialsCancer treatment trialsYears of ageAccrual challengesNeoadjuvant trialsAdjuvant studiesPatient ageTherapy cessationLymph nodesTherapeutic trialsTreatment cessationTumor sizeDisease characteristicsPatient populationTreatment trialsCancer trials