Geographic and Income Data Missing From Cancer Trial Reports Edited by Katie Lennon June 23, 2026

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/geographic-and-income-data-missing-cancer-trial-reports-2026a1000l4k?src= Geographic and socioeconomic characteristics are almost never reported in randomized cancer clinical trial publications, with no trials reporting rurality, income, or area-level deprivation among 441 US-based trials published from 2020 to 2025. In contrast, reporting of age and sex was nearly universal. Also, race and ethnicity reporting increased from approximately 62% in 2020 to more than 93% in 2025.