Open AccessKnowledge of Clinical Trial Availability and Reasons for Nonparticipation Among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients
Author(s) -
Margarett Shnorhavorian,
David R. Doody,
Vivien W. Chen,
Ann S. Hamilton,
Ikuko Kato,
Rosemary D. Cress,
Michele M. West,
Xiao Cheng Wu,
Theresa H.M. Keegan,
Linda C. Harlan,
Stephen M. Schwartz
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
american journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.896
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1537-453X
pISSN - 0277-3732
DOI - 10.1097/coc.0000000000000327
Subject(s) - medicine , clinical trial , odds ratio , cancer , population , confidence interval , lymphoma , germ cell tumors , young adult , chemotherapy , environmental health
Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients are underrepresented in clinical trials, but the reasons for this phenomenon are unknown.