Abstract:153 Background: Informed consent forms (ICFs) should provide prospective subjects with an opportunity to balance the risks and benefits of study participation. However, there are growing concerns about the quality of ICFs. Optional ICFs are also increasingly used as the number of companion studies and biomarker evaluations requiring additional tests become more frequent. We examined trends in the content and format of main and optional ICFs. Methods: ICFs from clinical trials at a tertiary cancer center in Br… Show more
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