Chijioke Nze, Clark Andersen, Amy Ayers, Jason R Westin, Michael L Wang, Swaminathan P Iyer, Sairah Ahmed, Chelsea C Pinnix, Francisco Vega, Lynne Nguyen, Lorna McNeill, Loretta J Nastoupil, Kehe Zhang, Cici Bauer, Christopher R Flowers
Prior studies have demonstrated that certain populations including older patients, racial/ethnic minority groups, and women are underrepresented in clinical trials. We performed a retrospective analysis of patients with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) seen at MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) to investigate the association between trial participation, race/ethnicity, travel distance and neighborhood socioeconomic status (nSES). Using patient addresses, we ascertained nSES variables on educational attainment, income, poverty, racial composition and housing at the census tract (CT) level...
March 23, 2024: Blood Advances