'My research uncovered a series of physicians who served as 'clinical champions' and dramatically sped the process of drug development. This early career research inspired me to become the type of clinical champion that I uncovered.'
was just 47%, for example, compared with 66% for White females."Although incidence rates of lymphoid neoplasms are generally higher among Whites, Black men tend to have poorer survival," Dr. Flowers and colleagues wrote. for the ASCO Educational Book, Dr. Flowers and hematologist-oncologist Demetria Smith-Graziani, MD, now with Emory University, explored disparities across blood cancers and barriers to minority enrollment in clinical trials.
"During the past years, Dr. Flowers’ work has not only had a positive impact on the Texan community, but minority populations living with cancer in the United States and abroad," he said."Currently, we are implementing cancer care networks aimed to increase diversity in clinical trials by enrolling a larger number of Hispanic and African American patients, who otherwise may not have benefited from novel therapies.
What’s next for Dr. Flowers? For one, he plans to continue working as a mentor; he received the ASH Mentor Award in honor of his service in 2022."I am strongly committed to increasing the number of tenure-track investigators trained in clinical and translational cancer research and to promote their career development."$2.5 billion hospital in Austin
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