| Title: |
Cancer Clinical Trials in Africa—An Untapped Opportunity: Recommendations From AORTIC 2019 Conference Special Interest Group in Clinical Trials |
| Authors: |
Abiola Ibraheem, Colin Pillai, Ifeoma Okoye, J. Joshua Smith, Diane Reidy-Lagunes, Grace Macaulay, Olusegun Alatise |
| Source: |
JCO Global Oncology, Vol , Iss 7, Pp 1358-1363 (2021) |
| Publisher Information: |
American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2021. |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens |
| Subject Terms: |
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282 |
| More Details: |
Cancer is now a formidable health care burden in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) due to lifestyle westernization and longer life expectancy. The exponential increase in cancer incidence coupled with high mortality rate is not comparable with that seen in westernized countries. To address global cancer disparity, globalization of cancer clinical trials to involve sub-Saharan Africa can serve as a platform where innovative targeted therapies can be made available to patients in the environ. In the 2019 African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) conference held at Maputo, Mozambique, a group of clinical trialists spanning across multiple continents highlighted the opportunities in Africa for the conduct of cancer clinical trials. The secondary purpose of the meeting was to address the belief that Africa was incapable of conducting interventional cancer trials but showed the in-continent strengths, such as available capacities, trained local clinical trialists with clinical trial experiences, clinical trial consortia, local capabilities, mapping out logistics, ethical consideration, political will, real-time benefits of clinical trials to clinical practice, and future directions for trials. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2687-8941 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2687-8941 |
| DOI: |
10.1200/GO.21.00096 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/5b0f95750cc344848f9b5b7a75b76187 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.5b0f95750cc344848f9b5b7a75b76187 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
