Social Vulnerability Hinders Clinical Trial Participation in Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery Patients
Among gastrointestinal cancer surgery patients, female sex, Black race, Medicaid insurance, and neighborhood social vulnerability, particularly economic and education vulnerability, were associated with lower odds of clinical trial enrollment. The factor that most inhibited trial enrollment was surgery at a community hospital, and this influence was compounded by social vulnerability.
Authors
- Steven K. Libutti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2313-9809)
- Howard S. Höchster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9893-1529)
- Mariam F. Eskander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8857-3564)
- Shruthi R. Perati
- Ernie Shippey
- Sana M. Mohayya
- H A Pitt
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Johnson University (US)
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-07-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000006843
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63