Socioeconomic Barriers to Randomized Clinical Trial Retention in Patients Treated With Adjuvant Radiation for Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Trends in publication and levels of social determinants of health reporting in Journal of Clinical and Translational Science from 2017 to 2023

“…Initial research has begun to establish the link between social risk factors and the results of clinical trials, suggesting that these factors may compromise trial efficacy [ 13 , 14 ]. However, the evidence for these assertions remains limited primarily due to the inconsistent capture and reporting of SDoH in research studies [ 11 , 15 – 17 ] Furthermore, scoping reviews have consistently indicated a significant gap in reporting social determinants, such as race, ethnicity, and demographic characteristics within the clinical and translational research literature [ 3 , 9 , 16 , 18 ].…”