Oncology PROs: Limited Use Due To Small Trials, Fast Drug Development
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
Patient-reported outcomes in oncology clinical trials remain an infrequently used tool, despite acknowledgement by sponsors that the patient experience is important to measure – and encouragement from FDA officials to do so. The lack of PROs in oncology may be a byproduct of the fast pace of cancer drugs are developed in the U.S.: small trials and accelerated pathways.
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