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ArticleAsia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology2026

Implementing Teletrials to Improve Equity of Access for Regional Patients With Cancer: Report From the Victorian Teletrial Collaborative.

Craig Underhill, A Woollett, Mark Buzza, Jessica Freeman, Will Evans, Jacqui McBurnie, Sam Harris, Kate Burbury, Kylie Shackleton, Linda Brown and 2 more

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Article in Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Network-Integrated Platform for Clinical Trial Navigation from the New South Wales Early Phase Clinical Trials Alliance.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Craig UnderhillBorder Medical Oncology Research Unit, Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre, Albury, New South Wales, Australia.
A WoollettTrial HubAlfred, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
Mark BuzzaVictorian Comprehensive Cancer Center Alliance, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Jessica FreemanVictorian Comprehensive Cancer Center Alliance, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Will EvansTrial HubAlfred, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
Jacqui McBurnieBorder Medical Oncology Research Unit, Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre, Albury, New South Wales, Australia.
Sam HarrisBendigo Cancer Centre, Bendigo Health, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
Kate BurburyRoyal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Kylie ShackletonTrial HubAlfred, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
Linda BrownSafer Care Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Simonne NeilVictorian Comprehensive Cancer Center Alliance, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Donna LongBorder Medical Oncology Research Unit, Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre, Albury, New South Wales, Australia.

Funding

the Australian GovernmentVictoria State Government
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe uptake of telehealth, including for clinical trials (teletrials), accelerated during the pandemic and helps address inequity of access for underserved populations. This report discusses the work of experts in Victoria to implement teletrials in cancer clinical trials but has learnings for other jurisdictions and in other disease types.

methodsThree funded programs in Victoria (the Regional Trials Network Victoria, Trial Hub Alfred, and the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance), each tasked with improving access to clinical trials for regional patients, formed the Victorian Teletrial Collaborative. In addition, they coordinated work with the Australian Teletrial Program and Safer Care Victoria. The Collaborative, backed with a Memorandum of Understanding and using a collective impact framework, held a workshop and developed a workplan and program logic. It met monthly to make progress against the workplan, which had four main themes: governance/logistics, education/training, advocacy/awareness, and operational Processes.

resultsThe Collaborative developed operational templates, toolkits for consumers and clinicians, education and training modules, and discussion papers to help overcome barriers to the implementation of teletrials. It conducted a workshop of national experts to consider barriers and enablers for the implementation of teletrials in early-phase clinical trials and developed a masterclass for clinicians. Future work plans focus on advocacy and communication about teletrials.

conclusionThe Victorian Teletrial Collaborative has utilized an evidence-based approach to develop a series of toolkits and recommendations aimed at facilitating the sustainable uptake of teletrials in our jurisdiction and elsewhere.

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Clinical Trials as TopicHealth Services AccessibilityNeoplasmsTelemedicineHumansVictoria

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PMID40619349
PMCPMC12908096

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