Identifying patient values impacting the decision whether to participate in early phase clinical cancer trials: A systematic review

BackgroundFor many patients with advanced cancer, the decision whether to participate in early phase clinical trials or not is complex. The decision-making process requires an in-depth discussion of patient values. We therefore aimed to synthesize and describe patient values that may affect early phase clinical trial participation.MethodsWe conducted a systematic search in seven electronic databases on patient values in relation to patients’...