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Cancer Clinical Trials

Cancer Clinical Trials. A treatment option for cancer patients. Today’s standard treatment options are a product of prior research. Clinical Trials serve as vehicles of innovation and progress resulting in: Improved clinical outcomes

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Cancer Clinical Trials

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  1. Cancer Clinical Trials A treatment option for cancer patients

  2. Today’s standard treatment options are a product of prior research Clinical Trials serve as vehicles of innovation and progress resulting in: • Improved clinical outcomes • Personalized treatment plans which are more effective and less toxic

  3. Barriers based in common misconceptions Fear of abuse or exploitation: My patients will be treated like “guinea pigs” if they participate in a clinical trial *Slide content adapted from the Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT), used with permission.

  4. Barriers based in common misconceptions Misunderstanding of the purpose of cancer clinical trials: “Clinical trials are only for patients who have run out of other treatment options” *Slide content adapted from the Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT), used with permission.

  5. Barriers based in common misconceptions Misunderstanding of design/ethics of cancer clinical trials: “My patients may receive a placebo instead of appropriate treatments” *Slide content adapted from the Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT), used with permission.

  6. Clinical Trials provide a good quality option for care Expert panels state that clinical trials provide a high quality treatment option for cancer patients at all stages of the disease continuum • National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: “…the best management of any cancer patient is in a clinical trial.” • Institute of Medicine: “…therapies offered through Cancer Clinical Trials should ideally be considered the preferred treatment choice for physicians and patients, if they are available.” *Slide content from the Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT), used with permission.

  7. Phases of Cancer Clinical Trials: *Slide content adapted from the Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT), used with permission.

  8. A call to action Progress is a result of a communal effort that requires a solid partnership between patients and doctors. Each individual physician can participate by: • Referring patients to oncologists that conduct clinical trials. • Introducing the concept of a clinical trial as a viable treatment option. • Providing patients with print information about clinical trials. • Encouraging patients to ask their oncologist about clinical trials

  9. We are available to answer your questions: • [Insert contact information]

  10. Reference • Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT): http://www.enacct.org • ComisRL, Miller JD, et al. Public attitudes toward participation in cancer clinical trials. J ClinOncol. 2003;21(5):830-835. • National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines: http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/f_guidelines.asp • National Cancer Clinical Trials System for the 21st Century: Reinvigorating the NCI Cooperative GroupProgram. Institute of Medicine of the National Academies; 2010. • Fenton L, Rigney M, Herbst R. Clinical trial awareness, attitudes, and participation among patients with cancer and oncologists. CommunOncol. 2009;6:207-213. • ComisRL, Miller JD. Cancer clinical trials awareness and attitudes in cancer survivors. Philadelphia (PA): Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups; 2005: http://www.cancertrialshelp.org/Icare_content/icMainContent.aspx?intAppMode=19.

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