Clinical Trials
Thyroid cancer specialist joins Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center — Jefferson Health appointed Marcia Brose, MD, PhD, vice chair of medical oncology and regional chief of cancer services at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital.
Black patients less likely to meet eligibility criteria for pancreatic cancer trials
Standard eligibility criteria for pancreatic cancer clinical trials differentially exclude Black patients from participation, according to results a simulated screening process.
Most racial, ethnic groups underrepresented in pediatric clinical trials
Most racial and ethnic groups were underrepresented in pediatric clinical trials conducted in the United States, while Black children were overrepresented based on U.S. population proportions, according to recent data.
Demographic reporting mandates fail to reduce disparities in acute leukemia trials
Demographic reporting requirements established more than a decade ago to improve diversity in acute leukemia clinical trials did not appear to result in greater enrollment of Black and Hispanic patients, according to a study in Blood Advances.
VIDEO: ‘Learn from the pandemic’ for future lung cancer clinical trial enrollment
Healio spoke with Upal Basu Roy, PhD, MPH, about lung cancer clinical trials and the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on enrollment.
Understanding Patient Populations to Diversify Clinical Trials with Ankit Kansagra, MD
In this episode, Ankit Kansagra, MD, discusses his path into medicine, how medical institutions can address systemic diversity issues and his personal experience as a physician during the pandemic.
In patients with TAVR, outcomes similar in bicuspid, tricuspid aortic valves
In patients at low surgical risk who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement with a balloon-expandable valve, those with bicuspid aortic valves had no excess death and stroke risk compared with those with tricuspid aortic valves.
Lung cancer trial enrollment dropped 43% amid COVID-19 pandemic
Enrollment in lung cancer clinical trials declined by more than 40% amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of a global survey presented at International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer World Conference on Lung Cancer.
VIDEO: Patient care, trial enrollment in lung cancer impact by COVID-19
In this video, Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS, discussed the impact of the pandemic on the care of patients with lung cancer, noting that at this year’s International Lung Cancer Congress, most conversations about COVID-19 took place off the podium.
Navigation service assists patients in search for cancer clinical trials
A free nurse navigation service helped overcome barriers to clinical trial enrollment for patients with blood cancer, according to study results published in JCO Oncology Practice.