{"title":"Demographic Trends in NCI-Sponsored Early Phase Clinical trials (2000-2023): A Cohort Study.","authors":"Maria Farooq,Elad Sharon,Naoko Takebe","doi":"10.1158/2159-8290.cd-25-0112","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"We analyzed demographic trends among patients enrolled in National Cancer Institute Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program-sponsored early phase clinical trials in 2000-2023. Using a large patient subset (N = 16,609; 15,308 U.S. residents), we assessed enrollment trends via three-year rolling averages and Joinpoint analysis. U.S. residents were matched to Census demographics, rurality, geographic, and poverty data by ZIP code, and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results 2022 cancer incidence rates. Enrollment increased among patients aged 65-74 (24.6% to 32.3%) and 75-84 (6.2% to 12.4%), and Hispanic/Latino (4.5% to 7.7%), Asian/Pacific Islander (2.2% to 4.4%), and non-Hispanic Black patients (6.1% to 7.2%). However, participation remained below cancer incidence rates for Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic Black patients, and was negligible among American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Representation improved significantly following the 2014 implementation of the Experimental Therapeutics Clinical trials Network, accompanied by a reduction in the average distance between patients' residences and enrolling institutions.","PeriodicalId":9430,"journal":{"name":"Cancer discovery","volume":"157 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":33.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Cancer discovery","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1158/2159-8290.cd-25-0112","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ONCOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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We analyzed demographic trends among patients enrolled in National Cancer Institute Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program-sponsored early phase clinical trials in 2000-2023. Using a large patient subset (N = 16,609; 15,308 U.S. residents), we assessed enrollment trends via three-year rolling averages and Joinpoint analysis. U.S. residents were matched to Census demographics, rurality, geographic, and poverty data by ZIP code, and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results 2022 cancer incidence rates. Enrollment increased among patients aged 65-74 (24.6% to 32.3%) and 75-84 (6.2% to 12.4%), and Hispanic/Latino (4.5% to 7.7%), Asian/Pacific Islander (2.2% to 4.4%), and non-Hispanic Black patients (6.1% to 7.2%). However, participation remained below cancer incidence rates for Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic Black patients, and was negligible among American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Representation improved significantly following the 2014 implementation of the Experimental Therapeutics Clinical trials Network, accompanied by a reduction in the average distance between patients' residences and enrolling institutions.
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Cancer Discovery publishes high-impact, peer-reviewed articles detailing significant advances in both research and clinical trials. Serving as a premier cancer information resource, the journal also features Review Articles, Perspectives, Commentaries, News stories, and Research Watch summaries to keep readers abreast of the latest findings in the field. Covering a wide range of topics, from laboratory research to clinical trials and epidemiologic studies, Cancer Discovery spans the entire spectrum of cancer research and medicine.