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The Cost of Cancer Care: Navigation Challenges to Participation in Phase I Clinical Trials
Author(s) -
Wanda Strange,
Shan Cagnina,
Cynthia Bedell,
John Nemunaitis
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
cancer and clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1927-4866
pISSN - 1927-4858
DOI - 10.5539/cco.v1n2p86
Subject(s) - schedule , phase (matter) , clinical trial , community participation , medicine , mechanism (biology) , control (management) , intensive care medicine , nursing , computer science , economics , philosophy , chemistry , organic chemistry , epistemology , artificial intelligence , socioeconomics , operating system
Phase I trial participation for advanced cancer patients is often a “last resort” in an attempt to control progressive disease. It is also a necessary component mandated by our investigative community and FDA to characterize safety and mechanism via dose and schedule modulation of experimental therapeutics. Participation in phase I studies is difficult without support. The purpose of this assessment is to provide mechanisms of support established by nurse navigation to facilitate phase I trial patient participation

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