Trials In Focus: Diverse Enrollment Lagging In Oncology, IQVIA Finds

Also, CRO Syneos Health appointed an executive to its newly created DE&I position, while Alterity started a new Phase II study in multiple system atrophy, Antabio dosed the first patients in its Phase I study of an antibiotic for hospital infections, and Structure Therapeutics started a Phase IIa trial of its GLP-1 agonist in obesity and diabetes, with plans for a Phase IIb trial in 2024.

Oncology research and development has consistently seen significant growth around the world in the past few years, but trial diversity, and especially inclusion of Black and Hispanic patients, has continued to fall behind studies in other therapeutic areas, as shown in a recent report by the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science.

The report, Global Oncology Trends 2023, came out on 24 May, less than two weeks before the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago, which will also include

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