October 14th 2024
Overcoming this bias—which affects everything from trial design to data collection—is a critical obligation of clinical research stakeholders.
Recruiting Challenges in U.S. Oncology Trials
April 2nd 2005Oncology clinical trials are complex and require a different approach than trials in many other therapeutic areas. Patient recruitment is among the most challenging obstacles-especially in the United States, where oncology trials have notoriously low participation rates among adult patients. While more than 1.2 million Americans will be newly diagnosed with cancer this year, participation in oncology trials remains very low.