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ASCO: ACA Medicaid Expansion Has Increased Access to Cancer Trials
Proportion of SWOG trial participants who had Medicaid insurance increased by 20 percent per year after ACA Medicaid expansion
ASCO: Parental Cancer Tied to Risk for Unmet Social Needs in Children
Unmet social needs include family-level food insecurity, financial worry about housing costs and other monthly bills, and transportation challenges
ADA: Once-Weekly Dulaglutide Ups Glycemic Control in Youth With T2D
Mean glycated hemoglobin level at 26 weeks increased with placebo, decreased with dulaglutide among youth with BMI >85th percentile
ASCO: Black Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer Willing to Consider Clinical Trials
40 percent of respondents reported that care team had not discussed trials; concerns about side effects, effectiveness limit participation
ASCO: Disparities Seen in Telehealth Use for Cancer Care During Pandemic
Disparities according to race, geographic location, socioeconomic status seen for telehealth use among patients initiating cancer treatment
ADA: Once-Weekly Tirzepatide Yields Lasting Weight Loss in Obesity
At week 72, reduction in body weight greater with tirzepatide compared with placebo
ASCO: Desmoplastic Melanoma Responds to Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab
Fifty-six percent of patients had pathologic complete response after neoadjuvant treatment with pembrolizumab
ASCO: ctDNA Analysis Guides Treatment of Stage II Colon Cancer
ctDNA-guided approach to determining the need for adjuvant therapy noninferior to standard management for recurrence-free survival
ADA: Elevated BMI in Adolescence Linked to T1D in Young Adulthood
Risk for incidence of type 1 diabetes increased 25 percent in association with one increment in BMI standard deviation
ADA: Tirzepatide Improves Kidney Outcomes in T2DM With Increased CV Risk
Fewer renal complications seen with tirzepatide versus insulin glargine in adults with T2D and increased cardiovascular risk












