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ArticleEcancermedicalscience2023

Current scenario and future perspectives of clinical research in Brazil: a national survey.

Heloisa Resende, Taiane F Rebelatto, Gustavo Werutsky, Gustavo Gossling, Vinícius Q Aguiar, Guilherme M C Lopes, Biazi R de Assis, Lilian Arruda, Carlos H Barrios

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Article in Ecancermedicalscience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Heloisa ResendeAssociação Instituto Projeto Cura, São Paulo 05507-020, Brazil.
Taiane F RebelattoLatin American Cooperative Oncology Group, Porto Alegre 90619-900, Brazil.
Gustavo WerutskyLatin American Cooperative Oncology Group, Porto Alegre 90619-900, Brazil.
Gustavo GosslingLatin American Cooperative Oncology Group, Porto Alegre 90619-900, Brazil.
Vinícius Q AguiarCentro Universitário de Volta Redonda, UniFOA, Volta Redonda 27240-560, Brazil.
Guilherme M C LopesCentro Universitário de Volta Redonda, UniFOA, Volta Redonda 27240-560, Brazil.
Biazi R de AssisHospital Hinja, Volta Redonda 27251-260, Brazil.
Lilian ArrudaHospital São Camilo, São Paulo 17580-000, Brazil.
Carlos H BarriosLatin American Cooperative Oncology Group, Porto Alegre 90619-900, Brazil.
Centro Universitário de Volta Redonda · BRAssociação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa · BRFleury S.A. (Brazil) · BRSão Camilo Hospital · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Epidemiological and clinical cancer research is essential to understanding tumour behaviour and developing new therapies in oncology. However, several countries including Brazil as well as many other regions of the world have limited participation in cancer research. Despite 625,000 new cancer cases recorded in Brazil in 2022, only 2.2% of ongoing cancer clinical trials are available in the country. We conducted an online survey to describe physician engagement with research and to identify the main barriers precluding participation in and conduct of clinical cancer research in the country. Methods: An anonymous online survey of 23 objective questions was sent by e-mail to Brazilian members of the Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group and the Brazilian Society of Clinical Oncology. The first 13 questions addressed demographic information, medical training and previous research participation. In the second part, the main barriers to engagement and participation in clinical trials in Brazil were addressed. Continuous variables were measured by median and range. Analyses were performed using SAS statistical software (version 9.4; SAS Institute, Inc. Cary, NC). Results: 109 physicians answered the survey. Most participants were oncologists ( Conclusion: These results suggest a clear need to further engage physicians in clinical research activities in Brazil. Patient education strategies should improve the low recruitment rates and secondarily increase the number of proposed trials in the country.

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barrierscancerclinical researchclinical trialssurvey

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PMID38414936
PMCPMC10898894
OpenAlexW4388928581

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