Journal article
Can the referring surgeon enhance accrual of breast cancer patients to medical and radiation oncology trials? The ENHANCE study
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The accrual rate to clinical trials in oncology remains low. In this exploratory pilot study, we prospectively assessed the role that engaging a referring surgeon plays in enhancing nonsurgical oncologic clinical trial accrual.
METHODS: Newly diagnosed breast cancer patients were seen by a surgeon who actively introduced specific patient-and physician-centred strategies to increase clinical trial accrual. Patient-centred …
Authors
Arnaout A; Kuchuk I; Bouganim N; Pond G; Verma S; Segal R; Dent S; Gertler S; Song X; Kanji F
Journal
Current Oncology, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 276–279
Publisher
MDPI
Publication Date
6 2016
DOI
10.3747/co.23.2394
ISSN
1198-0052