Journal Of Oncology Practice Podcast

Dr. Chino welcomes Dr. Jennifer Miller and breast cancer survivor Megan-Claire Chase to discuss Dr. Miller's recent OP article, "Representation of Women, Older Adults, and Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Patients in Pivotal Trials for U.S. Food and Drug Administration Novel Oncology Therapeutic Approvals, 2012-2021: Bright Spot Trials and Trends Over Time," highlighting new research about how we are doing with diversity in key cancer clinical trials TRANSCRIPT Dr. Fumiko Chino: Hello and welcome to Put into Practice, the podcast for the JCO Oncology Practice. I'm Dr. Fumiko Chino, an associate professor in Radiation Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center with a research focus on access, affordability, and equity. There are known problems in enrolling a representative sample on cancer clinical trials, with stark disparities within certain demographic groups, including age, sex, and race and ethnicity. Patients who are female, non-White, and at the age extremes, either younger or older, are known to be less like