VCU and UF study: Black patients more likely to be excluded from pancreatic cancer clinical trials

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Researchers from VCU Massey Cancer Center, the University of Florida College of Medicine, and UF Health Cancer Center found that minority patient participation in cancer clinical trials is low—in part due to standard clinical trial criteria that disproportionately exclude Black patients.

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