My journey with cancer has been a long and difficult one, but it ultimately led me to my calling as an advocate for Black people in clinical ... Read More
Clinical Trials
Reaching Black Americans: 5 Strategies for Companies to Embrace FDA’s Diversity Guidance
As the FDA doubles down on its efforts to increase diversity in clinical trials via the FDORA Act, companies are grappling with how to ... Read More
Thanks to Clinical Trials, This Drug Has Been Approved for Alzheimer’s
(HealthDay News) — A new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday. In clinical ... Read More
Experts on the FDA’s Diversity Guidance for Clinical Trials: “We Need to Focus on What Works”
The FDA's recently released draft guidance on diversity action plans for clinical trials has brought renewed focus on increasing the ... Read More
What Black Americans Need to Know Clinical Trials for Lung Cancer
Lung cancer, or bronchogenic carcinoma, is the collective name for cancers that start in the lungs— usually in the airways (bronchi or ... Read More
This Report Highlights How Companies Can Approach Clinical Trial Diversity
On the tail of the FDA guidance on diversity in clinical trials, pharma companies are incensed to close racial disparity gaps in ... Read More
This FDA Guidance Wants to Get More Black Americans into Clinical Trials
The FDA has released the latest draft outlining new requirements for how pharmaceutical and medical device companies should consider race ... Read More
This 5-Minute Test Is Transforming Dementia Care in Black Communities
Dementia is a critical issue affecting more than six million older adults in the United States, and the impact on Black and Hispanic ... Read More
This PrEP Clinical Trial Puts Black Women at the Forefront
The PURPOSE 1 study offers a beacon of hope in the fight against HIV, particularly for Black American women who are disproportionately ... Read More
This Sarcoma Clinical Trial Reduces Risk of Relapse by 43%
A glimmer of hope emerged for patients with sarcoma in a recent clinical trial. Researchers funded by Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) achieved a ... Read More
What Black Women Need to Know About Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trials
Ovarian cancer is an abnormal growth of cells or tumors in the ovaries. Some forms of ovarian cancer are more aggressive than others, like ... Read More
This Clinical Trial May Have Treated Aggressive Lymphoma Without Chemo
(HealthDay News) — An experimental cancer treatment regimen is achieving full remissions in some patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma, ... Read More
