Reporting of sex-related data in landmark phase III solid tumor trials presented at ASCO 2025.
11088 Background: Sex-related differences may influence cancer biology, treatment efficacy, and toxicity. Although consideration of sex as a biologically relevant variable is increasingly encouraged in oncology research, the extent to which sex-specific information is visible at the time of initial presentation of practice-changing clinical trial results remains unclear. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional review of phase III solid tumor trial abstracts enrolling mixed-sex populations presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting 2025. Plenary, oral, and rapid oral abstracts representing practice-changing studies across tumor types and treatment modalities were included. Abstracts were systematically assessed for reporting of sex distribution and for sex-stratified efficacy or toxicity outcomes. Results: Ten landmark phase III trials across gastrointestinal, lung, genitourinary, head and neck, and melanoma cancers were included. Female representation was reported in 1 of 10 abstracts (10%). None of the abstracts reported sex-stratified efficacy analyses, and none reported sex-stratified toxicity outcomes. The absence of sex-specific reporting was consistent across tumor types, therapeutic classes, and session formats, including plenary presentations. Conclusions: Among landmark phase III solid tumor trials presented at ASCO 2025, sex-specific reporting was largely absent at the abstract level, including in practice-changing studies. Limited visibility of sex-specific data at abstract presentation may constrain clinical interpretation and highlights an opportunity to improve reporting practices in oncology trials.
Authors
- Marine Rushanyan
- Davit Zohrabyan
- Samvel Bardakhchyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5767-6373)
- Amalya Sargsyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2580-9212)
- Liana Safaryan
- Mariam Mailyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5806-6738)
- Nune Karapetyan
- Gohar Mkrtchyan
Institutions
- Yerevan State Medical University (AM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Published
- 2026-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2026.44.16_suppl.11088
- Primary Topic
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00