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299 Patient and neighborhood characteristics associated with frontline therapeutic clinical trial enrollment among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with hematologic malignancies at affiliated pediatric and adult centers

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Objectives/Goals: Despite significant advancements, adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with hematologic malignancies continue to have inferior improvement in survival over time compared to their younger and older peers. This project assesses which patient and neighborhood characteristics are associated with clinical trial enrollment in this population. Methods/Study Population: We will perform a retrospective study of individuals, aged 15–39, diagnosed and treated at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) or Winship Cancer Institute for hematologic malignancies between 2011 and 2023. Our primary exposure variables will be race/ethnicity, the area deprivation index (ADI), and the index of concentration at the extremes (ICE). The primary study outcome will be enrollment in an open frontline therapeutic clinical trial (yes vs. no). Our analyses will estimate the crude and adjusted odds ratio of clinical trial enrollment according to race/ethnicity, ADI, and ICE; these analyses will be adjusted for co-variables of interest (e.g. patient primary language, and insurance provider). As a secondary analysis, we will further subdivide the patients by treatment location and by age tertiles. Results/Anticipated Results: Our study team completed preliminary work looking at institutional clinical trial enrollment in a pediatric-only ( Discussion/Significance of Impact: We expect that this study conducted in a large, diverse AYA cohort will reveal key associations about likelihood of clinical trial enrollment. Once these associations are known, we can develop and test interventions – such as augmented social work involvement and assistance with transportation – to mitigate the effect of amenable risk factors.

Source: Journal of Clinical and Translational Science

DOI: 10.1017/cts.2024.935

Authors: Joshua Muniz, Xu Ji, Martha Arellano, Sharon Castellino

Institution: Emory University

Language: English

Topic: Ethics in Clinical Research

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,200