Increasing Diversity of Patients in Radiation Oncology Clinical Trials. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023 May 01;116(1):103-114
Date
12/17/2022Pubmed ID
36526234Pubmed Central ID
PMC10414211DOI
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.11.044Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85149850207 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 4 CitationsAbstract
Radiation oncology clinical trials lack full representation of the ethnic and racial diversity present in the general United States and in the cancer patient population. There are low rates of both recruitment and enrollment of individuals from underrepresented ethnic and racial backgrounds, especially Black and Hispanic patients, people with disabilities, and patients from underrepresented sexual and gender groups. Even if approached for enrollment, barriers such as mistrust in medical research stemming from historical abuse and contemporary biased systems, low socioeconomic status, and lack of awareness prohibit historically marginalized populations from participating in clinical trials. In this review, we reflect on these specific barriers and detail approaches to increase diversity of the patient population in radiation oncology clinical trials to better reflect the communities we serve. We hope that implementation of these approaches will increase the diversity of clinical trials patient populations in not only radiation oncology but also other medical specialties.
Author List
Roy E, Chino F, King B, Madu C, Mattes M, Morrell R, Pollard-Larkin J, Siker M, Takita C, Ludwig MAuthor
Malika L. Siker MD Associate Dean, Associate Professor in the Radiation Oncology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Clinical Trials as TopicCultural Diversity
Humans
Minority Groups
Neoplasms
Radiation Oncology
United States
