24GUT540 : Meeting of Breast Cancer Patients and Pathologists

Historically, most pathologists have had little direct contact or communication with patients. In the past two decades, however, there has been a modest movement toward patient-pathologist visits in which pathologists review with patients their pathology slides. Very few studies of such encounters have been conducted. Most surveyed patients reported that the experience was positive and helpful to them. Our basic goal is to determine if such meetings are useful to patients; a secondary goal is to determine if such encounters are useful to, and practical for, pathologists.

NCT Number	NCT07040514
Lead Sponsor	Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Conditions	Breast Cancer
Enrollment	21 participants
Start Date	2025-07-10
Primary Completion	2026-04-02 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-04-02 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-07-30