Nature Communications (Apr 2024)

Reporting outcome comparisons by sex in oncology clinical trials

  • Guo Zhao,
  • Yuning Wang,
  • Shuhang Wang,
  • Ning Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47321-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

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Many aspects of human health and disease are influenced by sex as a biological variable and gender as a social construct. A recent study from Nature Communications reported the landscape of outcome comparisions by sex in oncology clinical trials, highlighting the need for a more thorough reporting of sex differences.