Cancer Treatment Protocols: Who Gets Chosen?

James S. Goodwin; William C. Hunt; Charles G. Humble; Charles R. Key; Jonathan M. Samet

doi:10.1001/archinte.1988.00380100106022

Cancer Treatment Protocols: Who Gets Chosen?

James S. Goodwin, William C. Hunt, Charles G. Humble, Charles R. Key, Jonathan M. Samet

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We compared the age distribution of all adults in New Mexico with cancer incident from 1959 through 1982 with that of all adult New Mexican patients enrolled in cancer treatment protocols sponsored by the Southwest Oncology Group (New Mexico). For all cancer sites, elderly patients were substantially underrepresented in the Southwest Oncology Group protocols. While 31% of all adult patients with cancer were over age 70 years, only 7% of patients with cancer enrolled in Southwest Oncology Group protocols were in that age group. The underrepresentation of elderly individuals in cancer treatment protocols will make it difficult to determine optimal therapies for older patients with cancer.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2258-2260
Number of pages	3
Journal	Archives of Internal Medicine
Volume	148
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1988.00380100106022
State	Published - Oct 1988
Externally published	Yes

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