Patients in phase 1 cancer trials: psychological distress and understanding of trial information.
Katrine Toubro GadUlrik LassenAnne K Duun-HenriksenSusanne O DaltonMorten Mau-SørensenPernille E BidstrupBeverley L HøegKristoffer S RohrbergIben SpanggardAnnika von HeymannChristoffer JohansenPublished in: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) (2021)
Our results suggest that distress is not as prevalent in the population of patients referred to phase 1 cancer trials as in the general cancer population. Although patients' understanding of trial information was reasonable, some aspects of complex phase 1 cancer trials were not easily understood by enrolled patients.