The Underlying Condition: Increasing Diversity in Clinical Trials
National Journal: February 20, 2014
John J. Castellani is president and CEO of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, which represents the country’s leading biopharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies. (Courtesy photo)
Opinion: African-Americans, at 12 percent of the population, comprise only 5 percent of clinical-trial participants; the numbers for Hispanics are 16 percent and 1 percent. It’s time for that inequity to change, PhRMA’s CEO says.
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