| Literature DB >> 24037805 |
Iris D Nagtegaal1, Nicholas P West, J Han J M van Krieken, Phil Quirke.
Abstract
Clinical trials are essential for the improvement of cancer care. The complexity of modern cancer care and research require careful design, for which input from all disciplines is necessary. Pathologists should play a key role in the design and execution of modern cancer trials, with special attention to the eligibility, stratification and evaluation of response to therapy. In the current review all these aspects are discussed, with examples from colorectal cancer trials. We describe critical issues in biomarker evaluation and development and emphasize the importance of the role of the pathologist in quality control of cancer treatment.Entities:
Keywords: clinical trials; end point; oncology; quality assurance; response; staging; stratification
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24037805 DOI: 10.1002/path.4261
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pathol ISSN: 0022-3417 Impact factor: 7.996