Research finds cancer clinical trials have become more diverse over past two decades

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  • 75-84 years of age: 5.9% to 12.3%
  • 65-74 years of age: 24.2% to 32.9%
  • 40-64 years of age: 59.8% to 47.5%
  • Hispanic/Latino patients: 4.2% to 6.9%
  • Asian/Pacific Islander: 2.5% to 5.4%
  • Non-Hispanic Black: 6.3% to 7.1%
  • Unknown or unspecified race/ethnicity: 3.3% to 7.6%
  • Non-Hispanic white: 83.7% to 72.9%
  • South: 29.1% to 40.9%
  • West: 7.9% to 18.2%
  • Northeast: 23.9% to 20.8%
  • Midwest: 24.4% to 19.4%
  • Patients enrolling in a trial within 50 miles of home: 46.5% to 64.5%
  • Patients who had to travel over 200 miles to access a clinical trial: 16.1% to 8.3%

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