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Title
Cancer trial enrollment after state-mandated reimbursement.
Authors
Gross, C P; Murthy, V; Li, Y; Kaluzny, A D; Krumholz, H M
Abstract
Recruitment of patients into cancer research studies is exceedingly difficult, particularly for early phase trials. Payer reimbursement policies are a frequently cited barrier. We examined whether state policies that ensure coverage of routine medical care costs for cancer trial participants are associated with an increase in clinical trial enrollment.
Publication
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2004, Vol 96, Issue 14, p1063