EPID-35. CLINICAL TRIAL ENROLLMENT RATE AMONG ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR AT DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE (DFCI)
| Autor: | Katherine E. Warren, Supriya Sarvode, David A. Reardon, Kee Kiat Yeo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Neuro Oncol |
| ISSN: | 1523-5866 1522-8517 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Adolescents and young adults (AYAs; 15–39 yrs.) are a population recognized as facing significant challenges in cancer care and research, characterized by historically poor participation in clinical trials. The clinical trial enrollment rate among AYAs with CNS tumor is unclear. We report the findings from our study evaluating the clinical trial enrollment rate of AYAs with CNS glioma at DFCI, comparing the rates between its affiliated adult and children’s hospitals. METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients with primary CNS glioma treated at our center between 2008–18. Eligible patients were identified using institutional databases at Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Manual chart review and data abstraction from the electronic medical record were performed to obtain key variables. Clinical trial enrollment rates were reported, followed by univariate and multivariate logistic regression models to identify factors affecting clinical trial enrollment. RESULTS In the adult setting, a total of 608 AYA patients with glioma were identified to meet our inclusion criteria and presented with a median age of 32 years (range:15–39). 92 out of 608 (15%) patients enrolled in a clinical trial during their treatment course. Within this cohort, tumor type was significantly associated with clinical trial enrollment, with higher-grade tumors associated with better enrollment rates (p< 0.001). On the contrary in the pediatric setting, a total of 52 AYA patients were identified from the children’s hospital, with a median age of 17.2 years (range:15–25.4) of whom, 19 out of 52 (36.5%) patients were enrolled on a clinical trial. CONCLUSION Clinical trial enrollment rate remains poor among AYAs with CNS tumors, with tumor type/histology grade associated with enrollment rate. Higher enrollment rates were seen among early AYAs treated at the children’s hospital. |
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