1. American Society of Clinical Oncology Road to Recovery Report: Learning From the COVID-19 Experience to Improve Clinical Research and Cancer Care
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Jack O. Hensold, Jonathan M. Marron, Nathan A. Pennell, Brian Bourbeau, Piyush Srivastava, Gladys Rodriguez, Jonathan K. Phillips, Cardinale B. Smith, Timothy L. Cannon, Eleonora Teplinsky, Stephen Grubbs, Richard L. Schilsky, Theresa M. McDonnell, E. Allyn Moushey, Mithat Gonen, Howard A. Burris, Kurt R. Oettel, Barbara L. McAneny, Caroline Schenkel, Suanna S. Bruinooge, Laura A. Levit, Jane Perlmutter, Sibel Blau, Maximilian Diehn, Barry Russo, Melissa S. Dillmon, Stacie Lindsey, Allison Magnuson, Tiffany A. Traina, Debra A. Patt, Ramya Thota, Natalie R. Dickson, Maria Magdalena Gonzalez, Robin Zon, Tari A. King, Deborah Y. Kamin, Connie M. Szczepanek, Ajjai Alva, Grzegorz S. Nowakowski, Leslie Hinyard, Abby R. Rosenberg, Shelagh E. Foster, Patricia Hurley, Manali I. Patel, Kathryn Finch Mileham, Shelley Fuld Nasso, Todd A. Pickard, and Karen L. Hagerty
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Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,Biomedical Research ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,MEDLINE ,Medical Oncology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Neoplasms ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Intensive care medicine ,Societies, Medical ,Clinical Oncology ,Clinical Trials as Topic ,business.industry ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Cancer ,COVID-19 ,medicine.disease ,Clinical research ,Oncology ,Research Design ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,business ,Delivery of Health Care - Abstract
This report presents the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO’s) evaluation of the adaptations in care delivery, research operations, and regulatory oversight made in response to the coronavirus pandemic and presents recommendations for moving forward as the pandemic recedes. ASCO organized its recommendations for clinical research around five goals to ensure lessons learned from the COVID-19 experience are used to craft a more equitable, accessible, and efficient clinical research system that protects patient safety, ensures scientific integrity, and maintains data quality. The specific goals are: (1) ensure that clinical research is accessible, affordable, and equitable; (2) design more pragmatic and efficient clinical trials; (3) minimize administrative and regulatory burdens on research sites; (4) recruit, retain, and support a well-trained clinical research workforce; and (5) promote appropriate oversight and review of clinical trial conduct and results. Similarly, ASCO also organized its recommendations regarding cancer care delivery around five goals: (1) promote and protect equitable access to high-quality cancer care; (2) support safe delivery of high-quality cancer care; (3) advance policies to ensure oncology providers have sufficient resources to provide high-quality patient care; (4) recognize and address threats to clinician, provider, and patient well-being; and (5) improve patient access to high-quality cancer care via telemedicine. ASCO will work at all levels to advance the recommendations made in this report.
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- 2020