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ArticleContemporary clinical trials communications2024

Screening log: Challenges in community patient recruitment for gynecologic oncology clinical trials.

Rubina Ratnaparkhi, Gary C Doolittle, Hope Krebill, Michelle Springer, Elizabeth Calhoun, Andrea Jewell, Dinesh Pal Mudaranthakam

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Rubina RatnaparkhiUniversity of Kansas, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS, 66160, United States.
Gary C DoolittleUniversity of Kansas Cancer Center, 4001 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS, 66160, United States.
Hope KrebillUniversity of Kansas Cancer Center, 4001 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS, 66160, United States.
Michelle SpringerUniversity of Kansas Cancer Center, 4001 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS, 66160, United States.
Elizabeth CalhounUniversity of Illinois Chicago, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, 914 S. Wood St., Chicago, IL, 60612, United States.
Andrea JewellUniversity of Kansas, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS, 66160, United States.
Dinesh Pal MudaranthakamUniversity of Kansas Cancer Center, 4001 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS, 66160, United States.

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Abstract

Background: Clinical trial participation can improve overall survival and mitigate healthcare disparities for gynecologic cancer patients in low-volume community centers. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a centrally regulated but administratively decentralized electronic screening log system to identify eligible patients across a large catchment area for a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer center's open clinical trials. Methods: Electronic screening log data collected between 2014 and 2021 from ten community partner sites in a single NCI-designated cancer center's catchment area were reviewed retrospectively. Clinical factors assessed included cancer site, primary versus recurrent disease status, and histology. Identification efficiency (the ratio of patients screened identified with an available trial) was calculated. Identification inefficiencies (failures to identify patients with a potentially relevant trial) were assessed, and etiologies were characterized. Results: Across ten community partner sites, 492 gynecologic cancer patients were screened for seven open clinical trials during the study period. This included 170 (34.5 %) ovarian cancer patients, 156 (31.7 %) endometrial cancer patients, and 119 (24.2 %) cervical cancer patients. Over 40 % had advanced stage disease, and 10.6 % had recurrent disease. Only three patients were identified as having a relevant open trial; none ultimately enrolled due to not meeting trial eligibility criteria. An additional 2-52 patients were retrospectively found to have a relevant trial available despite not being identified as such within the electronic screening log system. Up to 14.4 % of patients had one or more missing minimum data elements that hindered full evaluation of clinical trial availability. Re-screening patients when new trials open may identify 12-15 additional patients per recurrent disease trial. Conclusions: An electronic screening log system can increase awareness of gynecologic oncology clinical trials at a NCI-designated cancer center's community partner sites. However, it is inadequate as a single intervention to increase clinical trial enrollment. Providing adequate support staff, documenting clinical factors consistently, re-screening patients at relevant intervals, and coordinating with central study personnel may increase its utility.

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Clinical trialsElectronic screeningGynecologic oncologyPatient recruitment

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PMCPMC11483309

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