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
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.
Database | Asian | Black | White | Race Other/Unknown/Not Reported | Hispanic Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic Ethnicity | Ethnicity Other/Unknown/Not Reported |
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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% | NA | NA | NA |
ConcertAI RWD (2016–2021) | 2% | 8% | 69% | 12% | 5% | 78% | 17% |
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