Health Care Contact Days for Older Adults Enrolled in Cancer Clinical Trials
In this cohort study of older adults with advanced stage cancer participating in phase 3 randomized clinical trials, patients spent nearly 1 in 5 days with health care contact. These findings highlight the need to simplify trial requirements to minimize participant burden.
Authors
- Cathee Till (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6801-8333)
- Arjun Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7062-7584)
- Riha Vaidya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-6352)
- Joseph M. Unger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5191-0317)
- Dawn L. Hershman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8807-153X)
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
- Flatiron Health (United States) (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0778
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 21.92