A recent systematic review and meta-analysis published in Blood Neoplasia highlights significant disparities in the enrollment of racial and ethnic minorities, as well as older adults, in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Researchers led by Nathalie Loeb reviewed 90 RCTs and discovered considerable underrepresentation of Hispanic and Asian participants compared to their actual incidence rates in the U.S. population. Conversely, White patients were notably overrepresented. ...
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