Clinical Trials Arena May 15, 2024
Experts at Clinical Trials in Oncology West Coast discussed the need for purposeful action and adaptive strategies.
Against a backdrop of increasing clinical trial complexity, tackling participant diversity was a key area of discussion at this year’s Clinical Trials in Oncology West Coast (CTOWC) 2024 conference.
Experts from the pharmaceutical and biotech sector came together at CTOWC in Burlingame, US, from 22 to 23 April, to explore the issue of diversity and what needs to be considered to improve representation.
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Overwhelming evidence suggests a skewed population participating in clinical trials. “There is much more work required to better monitor, and improve random control trial participant diversity,” said the UK’s National Institute for Care and Research (NIHR) whilst publishing...