Analysis shows improved recruitment and data collection in cancer research, indicating a need for multidisciplinary teams and sustainable funding.
UpSMART, a research programme involving 24 European cancer centres, aimed to promote digital innovation in early-phase clinical research addressing challenges in recruitment, data collection and analysis. Several open-source digital healthcare products (DHPs) were developed through UpSMART, including eTARGET and trialFinder for trial matching, and PROACT 2.0 for patient-reported data. Lessons learned highlight the importance of multidisciplinary teams, sustainable funding and deployment, and engagement with the research community to maximise impact.
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