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. 2018 Jun 19;319(23):2437-2439.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.7260.

Representation of Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease in Trials of Cancer Therapy

Abhijat Kitchlu  1   2 , Joshua Shapiro  2 , Eitan Amir  3 , Amit X Garg  4 , S Joseph Kim  1 , Ron Wald  2 , Ziv Harel  2
Affiliations

Representation of Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease in Trials of Cancer Therapy

Abhijat Kitchlu et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study characterizes the exclusion of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in randomized clinical trials of drug treatment for bladder, breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Dr Amir reported personal fees from Apobiologix. Dr Kim reported grants from Astellas Pharma Canada to his institution. No other disclosures were reported.

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