13 May More Patients Participate in Cancer Treatment Trials Than Previously Estimated

By Mike Bassett, Megpage Today

Participation in cancer treatment clinical trials was higher than historical estimates, according to a national sample of data from the Commission on Cancer.

From 2013 to 2017, the overall estimated participation rate in cancer treatment trials was 7.1%, which was higher than historical estimates of less than 5%, reported Joseph M. Unger, PhD, of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, and colleagues.

Cancer treatment trial participation estimates have been based on studies of enrollment in National Cancer institute (NCI)-sponsored cooperative group trials, with estimates ranging from 1.5% to 4%, the authors noted in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Read more…