Racial And Ethnic Diversity In Clinical Trials: A Social And Scientific Imperative

From new FDA guidance and community engagement efforts to the challenges of precision medicine and decentralization, In Vivo spoke with industry experts about racial and ethnic diversity in the context of clinical trials.

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On average, 20% of drugs approved each year have different response rates depending on a patient’s race or ethnicity. Enrolling a diverse patient population in clinical trials allows industry to identify differences in efficacy and safety across different sub-populations which in turn facilitates the delivery of effective drugs for all, Pfizer Inc.’s head of clinical trial experience Judy Sewards told In Vivo.

A spokesperson from Bristol Myers Squibb Company concurred and told In Vivo that “diversity in clinical trials is both...

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