Older patients are underrepresented in clinical trial research. Here’s how we can change that
Cancer afflicts more older people than those in any other age group. In fact, over half of cancers diagnosed in the United States occur in those over the age of 65. That number is expected to reach 70 percent by 2030, as the population experiences an unprecedented boom of senior citizens. A growing number of targeted cancer therapies and immunotherapies are available today, but older people often don’t have access to these options, putting them at greater risk of dying from their disease.
Cancer societies, advocacy organizations, and regulatory agencies have made several recommendations to address this growing problem. These include various recommendations from regulatory and industry organizations like the FDA and the American Society for Clinical Oncology for leveraging research designs to generate evidence from older people with cancer and giving the FDA more authority to require research involving older adults.
My hope is that action in these key areas will improve inclusion of older adults, including those from ethnic minority backgrounds, in clinical oncology research going forward.
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