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Patient Enrollment in Cancer Treatment Trials About 7 Percent

One in five patients with cancer participate in any cancer-related trial, including biorepository, registry, genetic, and quality-of-life studies

Biological Agent Trials for Psoriasis Rarely Include Patient Images

A total of 203 images were shared depicting 60 patients, for an overall sharing rate of 0.1 percent

White Women Overrepresented in Gynecologic Cancer Trials

Underrepresentation seen among Asian and Hispanic women for all cancer sites, with variance for Black women by cancer site

Diversity in Early-Phase Cancer Trials Improved Since 2000

Some gains seen in racial/ethnic and geographic diversity; more older patients also enrolled

Survival Similar for Black, White Prostate Cancer Patients in Clinical Trial Setting

Median PFS, OS similar for Black and White patients receiving first- or second-generation androgen receptor pathway inhibitors

Eligibility Criteria May Influence Disparity in Multiple Myeloma Trial Enrollment

Blacks and other race subgroups have higher multiple myeloma trial ineligibility rates compared with Whites

Race, Ethnicity Reporting in Pediatric Clinical Trials Has Improved

Asian American, Black, and Hispanic populations underrepresented compared with U.S. population demographics

Outcomes Worse for Black Patients With Head, Neck Cancer in Clinical Trials

Outcomes worse for Black versus White patients enrolled in clinical trials that minimize access to care, socioeconomic status confounders

Females, Some Minorities Underrepresented in COVID-19 Clinical Trials

Females underrepresented in treatment trials, while Asian, Black participants underrepresented in prevention trials

Preprint, Peer-Reviewed Pairs of Studies Generally Concordant

Sample sizes, primary end points, interpretations mainly concordant for studies published on medRxiv, then in journals