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. 2024 Nov 4;29(11):918-921.
doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyae257.

Closing the gap: proposing a socio-ecological framework to make cancer clinical trials more accessible, equitable, and acceptable to adolescents and young adults

Zeba Ahmad  1   2   3 , Vinayak Venkataraman  2   4 , Michaela Markwart  1 , Annah N Abrams  2   3   5   6 , Jennifer S Temel  2   7 , Giselle K Perez  1   2   3
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Closing the gap: proposing a socio-ecological framework to make cancer clinical trials more accessible, equitable, and acceptable to adolescents and young adults

Zeba Ahmad et al. Oncologist. .

Abstract

This commentary focuses on what would make cancer clinical trials more accessible, equitable, and acceptable to adolescents and young adults.

Keywords: AYA; adolescent and young adults; clinical trials; psychosocial research; rare cancers.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors indicated no financial relationships.

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Socio-ecological framework for suggested interventions to optimize adolescent & young adult enrollment in cancer clinical trials.
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