70% of U.S. counties lack a single active cancer treatment trial – ASCO

ASCO shared a post on LinkedIn:

“Millions of Americans with cancer likely struggle to access some of the most advanced, state-of-the-art treatments being tested in clinical trials for their disease, according to our new analysis.

The 2023 State of Cancer Care in America Snapshot and corresponding manuscript found 70% of U.S. counties lack a single active cancer treatment trial, and a quarter of adults over 55— the age group most diagnosed with the disease—would have to travel more than two hours round-trip to access a trial site with broad cancer offerings.

Additionally, 90% of adult patients do not participate in clinical trials at all, and only half of all patients nationwide had access to a trial at their cancer care facility. The study is published in JCO Oncology Practice and accompanied by an infographic.

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Source: ASCO/LinkedIn