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Addressing The Barriers To Clinical Trials Accrual In Community Cancer Centres Using A National Clinical Trials Navigator:A Cross-Sectional Analysis, Caroline Hamm, Dora Cavallo-Medved, Devinder Moudgil, Lee Mcgrath, John Huang, Yueyang Li, Tyler W. Stratton, Tyler Robinson, Krista Naccarato, Stephen Sundquist, Janet Dancey

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Introduction: Clinical trials, although academically accepted as the most effective treatment available for cancer patients, poor accrual to clinical trials remains a significant problem. A clinical trials navigator (CTN) program was piloted where patients and/or their healthcare professionals could request a search and provide a list of potential cancer clinical trials in which a patient may be eligible based on their current status and disease. Objectives: This study examined the outcomes of a pilot program to try to improve clinical trials accrual with a focus on patients at medium to small sized cancer programs. Outcomes examined included patient disposition (referral …