A prospective comparison of cancer clinical trial availability and enrollment among adolescents/young adults treated at an adult cancer hospital or affiliated children's hospital.

Thomas, Stefanie M; Malvar, Jemily; Tran, Hanh Henry; Shows, Jared T; Freyer, David R

Thomas, Stefanie M; Malvar, Jemily; Tran, Hanh Henry; Shows, Jared T; Freyer, David R.

Affiliation

Thomas SM; Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
Malvar J; Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
Tran HH; Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
Shows JT; Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Freyer DR; Department of Pathology, Long Beach Memorial/Miller Children's Hospital, Long Beach, California.

Cancer ; 124(20): 4064-4071, 2018 10 15.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30291804

Subject(s)

Cancer Care Facilities/statistics & numerical data; Clinical Trials as Topic/statistics & numerical data; Health Services Accessibility/statistics & numerical data; Hospitals, Pediatric/statistics & numerical data; Neoplasms/epidemiology; Neoplasms/therapy; Patient Selection; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Cancer Care Facilities/organization & administration; Clinical Trials as Topic/organization & administration; Cohort Studies; Female; Hospitals, Pediatric/organization & administration; Humans; Male; Medical Oncology/organization & administration; Medical Oncology/standards; Medical Oncology/statistics & numerical data; Multicenter Studies as Topic/standards; Multicenter Studies as Topic/statistics & numerical data; Prospective Studies; Transition to Adult Care/organization & administration; Transition to Adult Care/standards; Transition to Adult Care/statistics & numerical data; Young Adult

Key words

adolescent; adolescents and young adults (AYAs); clinical oncology; clinical trial as topic; multicenter studies as topic; pediatric oncology; young adult

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Cancer Care Facilities / Clinical Trials as Topic / Patient Selection / Health Services Accessibility / Hospitals, Pediatric / Neoplasms Type of study: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Language: En Journal: Cancer Year: 2018 Type: Article

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