Mitigating Financial Toxicity for Participants in Clinical Trials

Please join us on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, from 10:00 AM–11:00 AM ET for the Mitigating Financial Toxicity for Participants in Clinical Trials. Hosted by the MRCT Center, in collaboration with Equitable Access to Clinical Trials (EACT), a project convened by LUNGevity Foundation. Clinical trials are essential to advancing medical knowledge and care, but participation in trials can impose real financial burdens on participants and their families—from travel and time away from work to uncovered medical and ancillary expenses.

This webinar will examine the sources of these costs, their impact on equitable participation, and emerging strategies to reduce financial hardship for research volunteers. Importantly, the tools, checklists, and other resources developed by the Equitable Access to Clinical Trials (EACT), a collaborative forum for sharing best practices to advance financial neutrality for participants, will be presented, as will practical approaches to provide support.

Panelists:

• Dr. David Gerber, Co-Director, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center Office of Education and Training, Professor
• Wendy K.D. Selig, Founder and CEO of WSCollaborative

Moderator:

• Dr. Barbara Bierer, Faculty Director, MRCT Center