SURGE: Supporting UnderRepresented Minorities in Genomics-based Cancer Trial Enrollment

The SURGE study is testing a behavioral intervention to help more people from underrepresented groups learn about and decide on genomic testing for their cancer. Genomic testing looks at the genes in your tumor and can help doctors find personalized treatments or clinical trials. This study uses a video, sometimes with one-on-one guidance, to help you understand genomic testing. We want to see if this helps more people get genomic testing. You might be able to join if you are an adult (18 or older) who is Black, Latinx, or over 70, and have gastrointestinal, hematologic (blood), or thoracic (chest) cancer that needs treatment. The study aims to enroll 210 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study, meaning participants will receive a specific intervention. It aims to enroll 210 participants.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Genomic testing uptake will be measured up to 90 days after enrollment.

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NCT05375643

SURGE: Supporting UnderRepresented Minorities in Genomics-based Cancer Trial Enrollment (Intervention)

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalHealth services
Nadine McCleary, MD, MPH
~210 participants
Updated 2025-11-05 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:SURGE

At a glance

Recruiting sites
2 of 3 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Genomic testing uptake
Measured over Up to 90 days of enrollment
Gastrointestinal Cancer
Hematologic Cancer
Thoracic Cancer
3 sites across 1 states
Massachusetts3
  • Nadine J McCleary, MD MPH · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Adult (age 18 years or older)
Black, Latinx, OR older adult (age 70 years or older)
Scheduled for a new patient consultation
Suspected or confirmed advanced malignancy (requiring active treatment)
Gastrointestinal, hematologic, or thoracic cancer
DFCI patient at Longwood/Chestnut Hill, DFCI satellite at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, or DFCI satellite at Merrimack Valley

Exclusion

Malignancy or former malignancy that requires only surveillance
Not continuing care at a participating DFCI site
Speaks a language other than English or Spanish
Unable to provide consent
  • Genomic testing uptakeUp to 90 days of enrollment

    Intervention impact on rate of uptake of genomic testing