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ArticleCancer research2026

Opportunities to Enhance Cancer Research through Advocate-Researcher Partnerships.

Sarah B Gitto, Savannah Hughes, Marcie Paul, Sadhana Bom, Rebecca Burchett, Brian G Morreale, Abbe Pannucci, Catherine Rono, Christoph Weigel, Cody L Wolf and 7 more

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Article in Cancer research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

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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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Sarah B GittoDepartment of Radiology, Abramson Cancer Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0001-6496-4528
Savannah HughesDepartment of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan.ORCID 0009-0007-3593-6756
Marcie PaulOvarian Cancer Research Alliance, New York, New York.ORCID 0009-0002-4306-682X
Sadhana BomPhysician Scientist Training Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0009-0007-2194-1511
Rebecca BurchettCentre for Discovery in Cancer Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0328-2336
Brian G MorrealeDepartment of Immunology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-0157-7026
Abbe PannucciDepartment of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0009-0003-4162-4282
Catherine RonoDepartment of Immunology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-3754-8470
Christoph WeigelDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio.ORCID 0009-0005-0862-4883
Cody L WolfDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.ORCID 0000-0002-4769-9571
James E WilliamsPennsylvania Prostate Cancer Coalition, Washington, District of Columbia.ORCID 0000-0001-9298-7049
Wendy CohnDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center, Charlottesville, Virginia.ORCID 0000-0002-4351-8497
Heather M GibsonDepartment of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan.ORCID 0000-0003-2652-8252
Sepideh DolatshahiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.ORCID 0000-0003-0226-0933
Ajay GuptaDivision of Pediatric Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-6074-9847
Melanie R RutkowskiDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research, and University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.ORCID 0000-0001-8604-815X
Kristin G AndersonDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research, and University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.ORCID 0000-0001-9263-4438

Funding

Women's Oncology Program - WONP30CA044579 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI Dina Gould Halme · 1987 to 2026
$72.1M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA044579
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

People who have experienced cancer are integral partners in the research process and improving standard-of-care treatments. Advocates contribute insights from lived experience that help researchers identify impactful scientific priorities, improve study design, and enhance clinical trial participation. Although programs have been established to connect scientists and advocates to enhance discovery, translational, and clinical research, challenges remain that hinder engagement and sustained partnerships. In this article, we describe prevalent barriers and provide suggestions to improve bidirectional communication and collaboration, as strengthening researcher-advocate partnerships promotes impactful, inclusive, and patient-centered cancer research.

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Biomedical ResearchNeoplasmsPatient AdvocacyResearch PersonnelCooperative BehaviorHumans

Identifiers

PMID42333993
PMCPMC13632772

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