Nearly all patients with brain metastases have limited eligibility to participate in most clinical trials. This restriction of access will hinder the systemic therapy improvements needed for all ...

“For instance, HIV positivity, as well as hepatitis B and C positivity, were commonly cited exclusion criteria despite limited evidence that these criteria significantly impact clinical outcomes,” ...

A clinical trial is only as powerful as its participants. For years, researchers have struggled to fill clinical trials and enroll sufficiently diverse groups of patients for results to reflect the ...

The primary purposes of eligibility criteria are to protect the safety of trial participants and define the trial population. Excessive or overly restrictive eligibility criteria can slow trial ...

The guidances released by the FDA to expand inclusion criteria for cancer clinical trials is a step in the right direction, said Katie Goodman, RN, BSN, CCRP, director of clinical research, Florida ...