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Fred Hutch Leads Large-Scale Review of COVID-19 Clinical Trials That Highlights Multiple Disparities

By December 8, 2022No Comments

Women were underrepresented in COVID-19 treatment clinical trials, and some racial and ethnic groups were underrepresented in COVID-19 prevention trials, according to a new meta-analysis conducted by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in collaboration with researchers from Beijing and London.

The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, identified system-wide differences in representation among several key demographic groups in COVID-19 prevention and treatment trials in the U.S.