title: Inclusion of Adolescents and Young Adults in Cancer Clinical Trials.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To discuss recent and current initiatives to increase enrollment of adolescents and young adult (AYA) cancer patients onto National Cancer Institute-funded clinical trials to improve outcomes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Peer-reviewed publications, websites of professional organizations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite many challenges facing AYAs, recent studies illustrate that AYA-focused cancer clinical trials can be successfully developed and conducted. Development of the National Cancer Institute National Clinical Trials Network and related AYA-focused initiatives create new opportunities to expand clinical trials that serve AYAs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses can influence AYA outcomes by leveraging their roles as educators and collaborators to increase participation in cancer clinical trials.
authors.forename: Aaron R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Brandon
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hayes-Lattin
authors.forename: Matthew A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kutny
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stock
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stegenga
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Freyer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054547:National Cancer Institute (U.S.); D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D018579:Patient Selection; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: AYA; Adolescent and young adult; cancer; clinical trials