New study aims to make cancer trials fairer for minorities

NCT ID NCT05375643

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Nadine McCleary, MD, MPH Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a video and personal guidance can help Black, Latinx, and older adults with cancer get genetic testing. Genetic testing is often needed to join precision cancer trials. The goal is to make trial enrollment more equitable. About 210 people with gastrointestinal, blood, or lung cancers will take part.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: video with or without person-to-person guidance
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show a practical way to make cancer clinical trials more inclusive for underrepresented groups.
What could go wrong: This is a small pilot study focused on feasibility, not on proving health outcomes. The intervention may not work in other settings or populations.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

digestive system cancer digestive system neoplasm hematopoietic and lymphoid cell neoplasm hematopoietic and lymphoid system neoplasm thoracic cancer

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER HEMATOLOGIC CANCER THORACIC CANCER

Contacts and locations

Locations

Dana Farber Cancer Institute
RECRUITING

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
RECRUITING

Brighton, Massachusetts, 02135, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Instiute - Merrimack Valley
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Methuen, Massachusetts, 01844, United States

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