Fig. 2: The use of digital tools in the path for young research pathway (EU funded international chemotherapy de-escalation trial in pre-menopausal women with breast cancer (BC)) – Figure adapted ref. ¹⁹⁹.

The trial includes digital information resources for patients, family members and the general population to improve trial understanding and real-time communication; workshops with patients representatives regarding study procedures, recruitment, results, and monitoring of inclusion metrics with automated alerts relating to the risk of under-representation of patient groups, an equity toolbox to boost and support diverse participation hosted in WeShare, and implicit bias training programs for investigators.