Smoking prevalence and association with sociodemographic variables in cancer clinical trial participants
In the first comprehensive evaluation of smoking status among trial participants enrolled in National Cancer Institute network group treatment trials, nearly half reported ever smoking and one in six reported current or recent smoking. Smoking was more common among vulnerable population patients defined by demographic and socioeconomic factors. Tobacco use should be routinely assessed and reported in clinical trials to help reduce the negative cancer and overall health effects of persistent tobacco use and to address disparities among patients with cancer.
Authors
- Ravi Salgia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9643-7626)
- Joanne E. Mortimer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2935-1934)
- Cathee Till (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6801-8333)
- Arya Amini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8311-9159)
- Erminia Massarelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7798-7286)
- Loretta Erhunmwunsee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5847-9312)
- Sumanta Kumar Pal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1712-0848)
- Kimlin Ashing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6209-508X)
- Tanyanika Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0719-8083)
- Graham Warren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5163-1959)
- Cary A. Presant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4559-2826)
- Riha Vaidya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-6352)
- Virginia Chih-Yi Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3129-4235)
- Joseph M. Unger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5191-0317)
- Tanya Barauskas Dorff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-298X)
- Dawn L. Hershman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8807-153X)
Institutions
- City Of Hope National Medical Center (US)
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
- Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer
- Published
- 2024-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.35560
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.65
Funders
- Hope Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- National Cancer Institute