Frequency and Characteristics of Trials Using Medical Writer Support in High-Impact Oncology Journals.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The practice of using medical writers to communicate scientific information has gained popularity, but it may affect how and what information is communicated.

Objective

To assess characteristics of oncology trials that use medical writers and whether there is an association between the use of medical writers and trial success or the primary outcome evaluated.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included oncology trials testing a tumor-targeting intervention that were published in The Lancet, The Lancet Oncology, JAMA, JAMA Oncology, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and The New England Journal of Medicine between May 1, 2021, and May 1, 2022.

Exposures

Assistance of medical writers or no assistance.

Main outcomes and measures<

SUBMITTER: Buck E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9892954 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature