Implementation of a Patient Navigation Program to Support Representative Participation in Cancer Clinical Trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Achieving adequate, timely, and diverse trial enrollment remains a major challenge in clinical research. Insufficiently diverse patient representation compromises the generalizability of clinical trial findings and remains a persistent issue in oncology. Navigation services may help patients learn about clinical trials, identify and overcome barriers, and progress through the care pathway to trial enrollment and retention.

Methods

We implemented a patient navigation program to support diverse enrollment and retention of patients in cancer clinical trials; the proximal outcomes were receipt of financial navigation and trial interest. The study was conducted from July 2023 to July 2024 at two demographically diverse health care settings: a university-based tertiary

SUBMITTER: Makhnoon S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12317281 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature