Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among Participants in Precision Oncology Clinical Studies.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Precision oncology is revolutionizing cancer care, allowing for personalized treatments to improve outcomes. Cancer research has benefitted from well-designed studies incorporating precision medicine objectives, but it is unclear if these studies are representative of the diverse cancer population.

Objective

To evaluate racial and ethnic representation in breast, prostate, lung, and colorectal cancer studies incorporating precision oncology objectives in the Clinicaltrials.gov registry and compare with the incidence of these cancer types in racial and ethnic minority groups in the US population.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study identified US-based breast, prostate, lung, and colorectal cancer studies incorporating precision oncol

SUBMITTER: Aldrighetti CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8576580 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature