Racial and ethnic representation in large B-cell lymphoma trials and real-world databases.

Authors

Javier Munoz

Javier Munoz

Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, Phoenix, AZ

Javier Munoz , Alex Mutebi , Tongsheng Wang , Guihua Zhang , Junhua Yu , Jing He , Anindit Chibber , Rajesh Kamalakar , Monika P. Jun , Kelechi Adejumo , Shibing Yang , Anupama Kalsekar

Organizations

Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, Phoenix, AZ, Genmab US, Inc., Plainsboro, NJ, AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
This study was funded by Genmab A/S and AbbVie.

Background: In large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) trials, racial and ethnic representation is difficult to determine due to underreporting in some regions, or because some patients may not provide data. It is difficult to understand the full extent of any underrepresentation of specific races or ethnicities in these trials relative to the prevalence of LBCL in clinical practice. The objective of this study was to characterize racial and ethnic representation in LBCL real-world databases and recently published LBCL studies. Methods: Analyses of the distribution of different racial and ethnic categories were conducted across 6 real-world clinical practice databases from the United States (US): SEER-Medicare, COTA, Medicare, Optum Market Clarity, Optum CDM, and ConcertAI RWD. In addition, a targeted review of recently published studies in patients with LBCL was conducted to identify reported race and ethnicity distributions. Distributions were described using counts and percentages for each race (Asian, Black, White, and other/unknown/not reported) and ethnicity (Hispanic, non-Hispanic, and other/unknown/not reported) category. Results: Patients with LBCL from the databases included: COTA (N=5848), SEER-Medicare (N=102,548), Medicare (N=136,466), Optum Market Clarity (N=19,649), Optum CDM (N=22,175), and ConcertAI (N=1828). Race and ethnicity distributions are reported in the table. Across databases, Asian (2–6%) and Black (5–8%) races were substantially lower than White race (69–88%). Across various lines of therapy, distributions were similar: 3–5% Asian, 3–5% Black, and 78–82% White. Hispanic ethnicity (5–22%) was substantially lower than non-Hispanic ethnicity (70–91%). In the targeted review, 14 publications of LBCL therapies were identified; of these, 10 did not report racial/ethnic composition. In 4 publications (Salles et al, 2020; Sehn et al, 2020; Bannerji et al, 2022; and a real-world study by Shenoy et al, 2011), Asian, Black, White, and other/unknown/not reported represented 2–13%, 0–7%, 71–89%, and 1–11%, respectively. Conclusions: Information on racial and ethnic distributions in LBCL studies is underreported, particularly in global trials. If this information was reported and reflective of LBCL in clinical practice in the US, the numbers of Asian and Black patients would be low at ≤8%, and most patients would be expected to be White and non-Hispanic.

Racial and ethnic distributions in patients with LBCL across US databases.

DatabaseAsianBlackWhiteRace Other/Unknown/Not ReportedHispanic EthnicityNon-Hispanic EthnicityEthnicity Other/Unknown/Not Reported
COTA
(2010–2022)
3%5%80%12%22%70%NA
SEER-Medicare (1999–2017)6%6%88%0%9%91%NA
Medicare
(2015–2020)
2%6%87%6%6%83%5%
Optum Market Clarity
(2016–2021)
2%6%78%14%5%77%19%
Optum CDM (2016–2021)3%8%70%19%NANANA
ConcertAI RWD (2016–2021)2%8%69%12%5%78%17%

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Publication Only: Hematologic Malignancies—Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Track

Hematologic Malignancies

Sub Track

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 16; abstr e19530)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.e19530

Abstract #

e19530

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