Factors associated with enrolment in clinical trials among women with early-stage breast cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical trials allow development of innovative treatments and ameliorate the quality of clinical care in oncology. Data show that only a minority of patients are enrolled in clinical trials. We assessed enrolment in clinical trials and its correlates among women with early breast cancer.

Methods

We included 9516 patients with stage I-III breast cancer from the multicenter, prospective CANTO study (NCT01993498), followed-up until year 4 (Y4) post-diagnosis. We assessed factors associated with enrolment using multivariable logistic regression. In exploratory, propensity score matched analyses, we used multiple linear regression to evaluate the relationship of enrolment in clinical trials with the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality Of

SUBMITTER: Presti D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9271499 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature