Accrual, Publication Bias, and the Coronavirus in 2020

Oncologist. 2020 Jul;25(7):e1001-e1002. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2020-0455. Epub 2020 May 29.

Abstract

The era of COVID19 reflects the importance, perhaps now more than ever, of transparency in the outcomes of trials small and large. The Oncologist Clinical Trial Results (CTR) section has endeavored to provide a remedy for the persistent problem of underreporting in clinical trials in oncology and the subsequent publication bias that this practice necessarily creates. As The Oncologist celebrates its 25th Anniversary, we focus not only on the ethical and moral imperatives behind CTR, but also on the practical goal of informing the practice of treating physicians.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Awards and Prizes
  • Betacoronavirus*
  • COVID-19
  • Clinical Trials as Topic*
  • Coronavirus Infections*
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy / methods
  • Medical Oncology*
  • Pandemics*
  • Pneumonia, Viral*
  • Publication Bias*
  • SARS-CoV-2