Re: Structural racism and inequity in cancer clinical trial participation: time for solutions

Craig Underhill^{1

2

3}, Sabe Sabesan⁴, Monica Green¹

Affiliations

¹ Border Medical Oncology Research Unit, Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia.
² University of NSW School of Clinical Medicine, Rural Clinical Campus, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia.
³ John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research, Latrobe University, Wodonga, VIC 3690, Australia.
⁴ James Cook University Clinical School, Townsville University Hospital, Townsville, QLD 4810, Australia.

Editorial

Craig Underhill et al. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2025.

. 2025 Mar 3;9(2):pkaf013.

doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkaf013.

Craig Underhill^{1

2

3}, Sabe Sabesan⁴, Monica Green¹

¹ Border Medical Oncology Research Unit, Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia.
² University of NSW School of Clinical Medicine, Rural Clinical Campus, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia.
³ John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research, Latrobe University, Wodonga, VIC 3690, Australia.
⁴ James Cook University Clinical School, Townsville University Hospital, Townsville, QLD 4810, Australia.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts to declare.

Structural racism and inequity in cancer clinical trial participation: time for solutions.
Pal A, Moussa RS, Smith B, Brady B, Karikios D, Boyle F, Chua W. Pal A, et al. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2024 Sep 2;8(5):pkae089. doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkae089. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2024. PMID: 39438028 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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