ACORI Research Review

Uncover proposed solutions to improving clinical trial access devised by key stakeholders at the ACORI Clinical Trial Design Summit. Review proposed strategies for improving geographic access to clinical trials. Learn how Avera Cancer Institute is leveraging their CancerTrialMatch application to streamline clinical trial navigation and how the PanCAN Clinical Trial Finder is simplifying pancreatic clinical trial search with their robust database and case managers. Discover what some cancer centers are doing to destigmatize and improve access to lung cancer clinical trials for Hispanic patients. Learn how ACT WONDER2S seeks to increase referral and enrollment of Black and Hispanic patients to therapeutic clinical trials.
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In this issue, learn how the WiTT Support Registry is addressing non-clinical burdens through personalized support as well as expanding insights into social determinants of health. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is improving and personalizing blood cancer clinical trial matching through its Clinical Trial Support Center and nurse navigators. This issue also dives into the impact of the 2021 lung cancer screening updates and smoking cessation efforts like Courage-To-Quit^®, the evolving role of Advanced Practice Providers in research as well as training tools and resources, AI’s influence in healthcare with a focus on recommendations for compliance and accountability, and Sanford Health’s journey in decentralizing clinical trials to improve rural cancer care and the development of future clinical researchers.
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In this issue, we recognize National Cancer Survivorship Month by highlighting research efforts aimed at enhancing quality of life for cancer survivors across the US. The winners of the 2024 ACCC Clinical Research Award and the David King Community Clinical Specialist Award are revealed, as well as their meaningful contributions to the practice of oncology in the community setting. We feature the novel N-Power Medicine technology platform, designed to integrate clinical trial enrollment into routine patient care. Both clinic and patient barriers to clinical trial enrollment in the rural setting are discussed and solutions are explored, with links to resources tailored to community oncology practices serving rural populations. Lastly, the Tigerlily Clinical Trial Finder Tool is reviewed, which empowers patients with breast cancer to identify potential clinical trials for which they may be eligible.
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In this issue, learn about the unique challenges presented as younger populations are increasingly diagnosed with colorectal cancer, disparities in outcomes among underrepresented groups with multiple myeloma, AACR's inaugural 2023 conference discussion on recent advances in kidney cancer research, the innovative work of BioOncology Institute and Biocytics and their use of the Human Application Laboratory model, Flatiron's Clinical Pipe Tool and how it’s streamlining clinical trial research, initiatives aimed at improving outcomes in patients with mental illnesses and, lastly, how the Society for Social Work and Research is advancing social work research.
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In this issue, the importance of teams in the success of community clinical research, Profile: Society for Clinical Research Sites, design and implementation of clinical trials workshop, summary of 40th ACCC Innovator Awards, insurance status implications on clinical trial coverage, and clinical trial navigators and how they help patients navigate the system.
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In this issue, the value of cancer nursing research, this year's World Cancer Research Day call to action, The Chloe Study and its potential to impact a rare form of breast cancer, how one community oncology practice overcame barriers to research, an online community dedicated to assisting patients and providers navigate pancreatic cancer, and Trial Library, a tool that helps providers match patients with clinical trials and other patient navigation tools.
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Among other articles, read reflections on ASCO 2022, a discussion of the survey addressing cancer disparities in the LGBTQ+ community, as well as update on the ASCO-ACCC Initiative addressing the lack of equity, diversity, and inclusion in cancer clinical trials.
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Welcome back to the ACCC Research Review newsletter, re-launching after a hiatus since March of 2021. This newsletter highlights ACCC’s Community Oncology Research Institute’s (ACORI) advocacy for clinical research in the community. Access to clinical trials is fundamental to quality and eligibility of cancer care.
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