ImpACT Project: Improving Access to Clinical Trials in Victoria, an Artificial Intelligence-Based Approach.

Journal: JCO clinical cancer informatics
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Abstract

PURPOSE: Enhancing the speed and efficiency of clinical trial recruitment is a key objective across international health systems. This study aimed to use artificial intelligence (AI) applied in the Victorian Cancer Registry (VCR), a population-based cancer registry, to assess (1) if VCR received all relevant pathology reports for three clinical trials, (2) AI accuracy in auto-extracting information from pathology reports for recruitment, and (3) the number of participants approached for trial enrollment using the AI approach compared with standard hospital-based recruitment.

Authors

  • Maria L Bechelli
    Victorian Cancer Registry, Cancer Council Victoria, Victoria, Australia.
  • Kris Ivanova
    Victorian Cancer Registry, Cancer Council Victoria, Victoria, Australia.
  • Suan Siang Tan
    Department of Medical Oncology, Monash Health, Victoria, Australia.
  • Beena Kumar
    Department of Medical Oncology, Monash Health, Victoria, Australia.
  • Dayna Swiatek
    Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Victoria, Australia.
  • Surein Arulananda
    Department of Medical Oncology, Monash Health, Victoria, Australia.
  • Sue M Evans
    Victorian Cancer Registry, Cancer Council Victoria, Victoria, Australia.