Health Equity

The impact of the globalization of cancer clinical trials on the enrollment of Black patients

Abstract: Cancer clinical trials conducted primarily outside of the United States are 2‐fold less likely to enroll Black participants than are clinical trials conducted within the United States.

Publication: American Cancer Society Journals

Date Published: March 8, 2021

Author(s): Serena Tharakan BS, Xiaobo Zhong DrPH and Matthew D. Galsky MD

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