Clinical Trials Expansion Regional clinical trials managers meet with the VCCC clinical trials team Clinical trials go digital to increase regional access The VCCC’s Regional Providing patients living in Victorian regional areas with equitable access to Oncology Leads and clinical trials is a keystone requirement to achieving better outcomes. Under the Teletrials programs the Strategic Research Plan (SRP), the VCCC Teletrials program will use tele- health technology to connect regional and metro clinical collaborations. will build up lacking resources and provide The aim is to reduce the access burdens experienced by regional patients access to clinical trials when participating in cancer clinical trials. Teletrials provide an opportunity for people living in to overcome disparities: avoiding the need to travel while enabling access regional Victoria. to new treatments. Implementing teletrials in regional areas will involve enabling regional clinicians, devolving responsibilities and implementing robust processes across the health system. Regional consumer representatives will be consulted throughout the teletrial implementation. To begin, a trial cluster will be identified to include a metro site and at least two regional sites from the Victorian Regional Cancer Clinical Trials Network. Evaluation of the initial trial will provide insights for developing and implementing teletrials across regional Victoria. 59