Sharing of Clinical Trial Data and Samples: The Cancer Patient Perspective.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Today, many initiatives and papers are devoted to clinical trial data (and to a lesser extent sample) sharing. Journal editors, pharmaceutical companies, funding agencies, governmental organizations, regulators, and clinical investigators have been debating the legal, ethical, and social implications of clinical data and sample sharing for several years. However, only little research has been conducted to unveil the patient perspective. Aim: To substantiate the current debate, we aimed to explore the attitudes of patients toward the re-use of clinical trial samples and data and to determine how they would prefer to be involved in this process. Materials and Methods: Sixteen in-depth interviews were conducted with cancer patients currently participating in a clinical trial. Re

SUBMITTER: Broes S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7026937 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature