Perspective: Older Patients (Still) Left Out of Cancer Clinical Trials

Older Patients (Still) Left Out of Cancer Clinical Trials – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Related: Exclusion of patients with concomitant chronic conditions in ongoing randomised controlled trials targeting 10 common chronic conditions and registered at ClinicalTrials.gov: a systematic review of registration details – BMJ Open (free) AND Do cancer clinical trials exaggerate the real-world benefits of drugs? – STAT News (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Medication without representation: People 65 years or older are strikingly underrepresented in cancer clinical trials, even though most cancers occur in that age group. Via @JAMA_current https://t.co/IxWBqHAZIB pic.twitter.com/67YxklJIs1

— Muin J. Khoury (@MuinJKhoury) October 26, 2019