Patterns of National Cancer Institute ‐Sponsored Clinical Trial Enrollment in Black Adolescents and Young Adults

ConclusionsFew Black AYAs enroll in CTTs each year. Given known benefits of clinical trial participation and the well-documented racial and age-related differences in cancer outcomes, addressing barriers to enrollment in these patients may, in turn, reduce disparities. Targeted interventions aimed at increasing the CTT enrollment of Black cancer patients, particularly young Black men, are urgently needed.PrecisThis study documents that compared with Black children, Black adolescent, and young adult (AYA) patients were less likely to enroll in NCI-sponsored CTTs from 2000 to 2015. Black AYA male enrollment decreased with increasing age, highlighting disparities among this specific population in CTT enrollment.

Source: Cancer Medicine - September 30, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Michael Roth, Melissa Beauchemin, Justine M. Kahn, Archie Bleyer Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research