Reporting of tobacco use and tobacco-related analyses in cancer cooperative group clinical trials: a systematic scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Continued smoking after a diagnosis of cancer negatively impacts cancer outcomes, but the impact of tobacco on newer treatments options is not well established. Collecting and evaluating tobacco use in clinical trials may advance understanding of the consequences of tobacco use on treatment modalities, but little is known about the frequency of reporting and analysis of tobacco use in cancer cooperative clinical trial groups.

Patients and methods

A comprehensive literature search was conducted to identify cancer cooperative group clinical trials published from January 2017-October 2019. Eligible studies evaluated either systemic and/or radiation therapies, included ≥100 adult patients, and reported on at least one of: overall survival, disease/progression-free sur

SUBMITTER: Eng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9646674 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature