Table 2 Features of the mesothelioma researchers participating in the survey (n = 23)
Gender | |
|---|---|
Female | 11 (48%) |
Male | 12 (52%) |
Professional role | |
Academic | 12 (52%) |
Clinical researcher | 5 (22%) |
Clinical academic researcher | 5 (22%) |
Research support role | 1 (4%) |
Main type of research | |
Basic | 6 (26%) |
Translational | 4 (18%) |
Clinical | 8 (34%) |
Psychosocial | 4 (18%) |
Other | 1 (4%) |
Range of current mesothelioma research | |
Clinical trial | 7 (30%) |
Cohort study | 5 (22%) |
Psychosocial intervention aimed at patients | 2 (9%) |
Psychosocial intervention aimed at carers/family members | 3 (13%) |
Other (genomics; patient stratification; drug discovery and mechanism of mesothelioma; drug discovery and development; basic science; translational research mostly using mesothelioma cell lines or tumour specimens retrospectively; biomedical; qualitative interview study; survey of early symptom experience; health services research and patient experience research) | 12 (52%) |