Michael Thompson, MD, PhD, Advocate Aurora Health Care, discusses social determinants of health, eligibility criteria, and other barriers to clinical trial enrollment in the community setting, as well as the importance of real-world evidence in moving the needle for oncology care.
Michael has had an amazing career so far and has been serving on the ASCO board since 2019; he has worked at large academic centers, but also at large community sites. He knows exactly what it takes to break down the barriers of clinical research so that we expand the reach and allow more patients in the community to have access to clinical trials.