Actively Recruiting
SURGE: Supporting UnderRepresented Minorities in Genomics-based Cancer Trial Enrollment (Intervention)
Led by Nadine McCleary, MD, MPH · Updated on 2025-11-05
210
Participants Needed
3
Research Sites
277 weeks
Total Duration
On this page
Sponsors
N
Nadine McCleary, MD, MPH
Lead Sponsor
B
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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
Official Title
SURGE: Supporting UnderRepresented Minorities in Genomics-based Cancer Trial Enrollment (Intervention)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 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
- Diagnosed with gastrointestinal, hematologic, or thoracic cancer
- Patient at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute or its satellite locations at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center or Merrimack Valley
You will not qualify if you...
- Malignancy or former malignancy requiring only surveillance
- Not continuing care at a participating Dana-Farber Cancer Institute site
- Speaks a language other than English or Spanish
- Unable to provide consent
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 3 locations
1
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
Actively Recruiting
2
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Brighton, Massachusetts, United States, 02135
Actively Recruiting
3
Dana-Farber Cancer Instiute - Merrimack Valley
Methuen, Massachusetts, United States, 01844
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
N
Nadine J McCleary, MD MPH
CONTACT
N
Nadine J McCleary, MD MPH
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
3
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