Patient and physician factors associated with participation in cervical and uterine cancer trials: an NRG/GOG247 study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim of this study was to identify patient and physician factors related to enrollment onto Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) trials.

Methods

Prospective study of women with primary or recurrent cancer of the uterus or cervix treated at a GOG institution from July 2010 to January 2012. Logistic regression examined probability of availability, eligibility and enrollment in a GOG trial. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for significant (p<0.05) results reported.

Results

Sixty institutions, 781 patients, and 150 physicians participated, 300/780 (38%) had a trial available, 290/300 had known participation status. Of these, 150 women enrolled (59.5%), 102 eligible did not enroll (35%), 38 (13%) were ineligible. Ethnicity and specialty of physicia

SUBMITTER: Brooks SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4489417 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature