New research confirms racial disparities in survival outcomes and representation in clinical trials among Black and White women with a common subtype of endometrial cancer.
A recent analysis identified significant disparities in survival outcomes as well as clinical and genetic features between Black and White women with a common subtype of
Endometrial cancer is one of the most common cancers among women in the United States, with data showing rising incidence and mortality rates. "Worryingly, endometrial cancer is estimated to overtakePrevious studies have shown that Black patients with endometrial cancer consistently are more likely to have aggressive histologic subtypes, high-grade tumors, and advanced-stage disease and are twice as likely to die from the disease as White patients, he noted.
Kopelman and colleagues then performed propensity score matching in the National Cancer Database and exact matching in the randomized controlled trials. When looking at clinical trial data, Black patients were more likely than White patients to have worse performance status and a higher grade or recurrent disease, Kopelman noted.
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