Potential Influence of Health Systems in Accrual to Clinical Trials in Lymphoma

Enrolment of patients to clinical trials in haematological cancer in New South Wales: current status, perceived barriers and opportunities for improvement

“…Recruitment of patients onto clinical trials remains a significant challenge in clinical research. 1,[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Adult recruitment rates as low as 2-4% are commonly seen in North America 5,7,8,[13][14][15] and, 60% of randomized clinical trials failed to meet recruitment targets or required extension of the recruitment period. 9 Published data on accrual rates to clinical trials in Australia are scarce.…”