Analysis of discontinued radiotherapy trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov between 2014 and 2024
Nearly 60 % of the radiotherapy trials terminated due to poor accrual. Radiotherapy trials failure was associated with funding, location, and study design. Targeted efforts are needed to promote trial completion and strengthen evidence-based radiation oncology.
Authors
- Mengting Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0715-0015)
- Peng Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7814-6606)
- Hui Liao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1993-4028)
- Haoyue Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3378-7199)
- Xiaorong Dong
- 真美 須賀 (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0633-867X)
- Ziqi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6251-0087)
- Bian Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4024-4291)
Institutions
- Wuhan Union Hospital (CN)
- Union Hospital (CN)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Radiotherapy and Oncology
- Published
- 2025-10-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2025.111201
- Primary Topic
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00