A Virtual Research Nurse Framework to Support Clinical Trials in Community Oncology Practices.

Authors

Denise Danos, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
Eileen Mederos, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
Dina Brackman, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
Jennifer Gex, Oncology and Cancer Care, Memorial Hospital, Gulfport, MS
Pamela Tuli, Oncology and Cancer Care, Memorial Hospital, Gulfport, MS
Jennifer Manning, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
Alison Davis, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
Augusto Ochoa, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1-2025

Abstract

Most cancer patients are diagnosed and treated in community oncology practices. However, their participation in clinical trials is low. A common barrier to clinical trial enrollment in the community is the lack of research infrastructure and experienced research personnel. Unique strategies to address the needs of community sites, especially those not affiliated with large cancer centers, are needed. We describe how the Gulf South Clinical Trials Network, a minority/underserved National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program community site, has developed Virtual Research Nurse program to provide virtual research support to urban and rural community oncology clinics to increase participation in cancer clinical trials.

First Page

156

Last Page

159

Volume

16

Issue

6

Publisher

Amplity Health

Recommended Citation

Danos, Denise; Mederos, Eileen; Brackman, Dina; Gex, Jennifer; Tuli, Pamela; Manning, Jennifer; Davis, Alison; and Ochoa, Augusto, "A Virtual Research Nurse Framework to Support Clinical Trials in Community Oncology Practices." (2025). School of Graduate Studies Faculty Publications. 382.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/sogs_facpubs/382