SURGE: Supporting UnderRepresented Minorities in Genomics-based Cancer Trial Enrollment (Intervention)

Description

SURGE aims to increase equity in clinical trial enrollment by addressing barriers to genomic testing, which is increasingly needed to assess precision clinical trial eligibility and access standard precision therapies. The study is an interventional pilot meant primarily to assess the feasibility of the intervention. The intervention is comprised of a patient navigator, text message questionnaire, and informational video.

Conditions

Gastrointestinal Cancer, Hematologic Cancer, Thoracic Cancer

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

SURGE aims to increase equity in clinical trial enrollment by addressing barriers to genomic testing, which is increasingly needed to assess precision clinical trial eligibility and access standard precision therapies. The study is an interventional pilot meant primarily to assess the feasibility of the intervention. The intervention is comprised of a patient navigator, text message questionnaire, and informational video.

SURGE: Supporting UnderRepresented Minorities in Genomics-based Cancer Trial Enrollment (Intervention)

SURGE: Supporting UnderRepresented Minorities in Genomics-based Cancer Trial Enrollment (Intervention)

Condition
Gastrointestinal Cancer
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Boston

Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

Brighton

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Brighton, Massachusetts, United States, 02135

Methuen

Dana-Farber Cancer Instiute - Merrimack Valley, Methuen, Massachusetts, United States, 01844

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Adult (age 18 years or older)
  • * Black, Latinx, OR older adult (age 70 years or older)
  • * Scheduled for a new patient consultation
  • * Suspected or confirmed advanced malignancy (requiring active treatment)
  • * Gastrointestinal, hematologic, or thoracic cancer
  • * DFCI patient at Longwood/Chestnut Hill, DFCI satellite at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, or DFCI satellite at Merrimack Valley
  • * Malignancy or former malignancy that requires only surveillance
  • * Not continuing care at a participating DFCI site
  • * Speaks a language other than English or Spanish
  • * Unable to provide consent

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Nadine McCleary, MD, MPH,

Nadine J McCleary, MD MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Study Record Dates

2025-07-30