Clinical Trial Participation and Time to Treatment Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer: Does Age at Diagnosis or Insurance Make a Difference? | Zendy

Helen M. Parsons | Zendy; Linda C. Harlan | Zendy; Nita L. Seibel | Zendy; Jennifer Stevens | Zendy; Theresa H.M. Keegan | Zendy

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Clinical Trial Participation and Time to Treatment Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer: Does Age at Diagnosis or Insurance Make a Difference?

Author(s) -

Helen M. Parsons,

Linda C. Harlan,

Nita L. Seibel,

Jennifer Stevens,

Theresa H.M. Keegan

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of clinical oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 10.482

H-Index - 548

eISSN - 1527-7755

pISSN - 0732-183X

DOI - 10.1200/jco.2011.36.2954

Subject(s) - medicine , clinical trial , cancer , population , multivariate analysis , young adult , logistic regression , epidemiology , gerontology , environmental health

Because adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with cancer have experienced variable improvement in survival over the past two decades, enhancing the quality and timeliness of cancer care in this population has emerged as a priority area. To identify current trends in AYA care, we examined patterns of clinical trial participation, time to treatment, and provider characteristics in a population-based sample of AYA patients with cancer.

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