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Sex Differences in Risk of Severe Adverse Events in Patients Receiving Immunotherapy, Targeted Therapy, or Chemotherapy in Cancer Clinical Trials.

Joseph M UngerRiha VaidyaKathy S AlbainMichael LeBlancLori M MinasianCarolyn C GotayNorah L HenryMichael Jordan FischShing M LeeCharles D BlankeDawn L Hershman
Published in: Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (2022)
The greater severity of both symptomatic AEs and hematologic AEs in women across multiple treatment modalities indicates that broad-based sex differences exist. This could be due to differences in AE reported, pharmacogenomics of drug metabolism/disposition, total dose received, and/or adherence to therapy. Particularly large sex differences were observed for patients receiving immunotherapy, suggesting that studying AEs from these agents is a priority.
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