Seminal publications of health equity research:

“Social Determinants of Health and Informed Consent Comprehension for Pediatric Cancer Clinical Trials”

  • Aristizabal P, Nataraj S, Ma AK, Kumar NV, Perdomo BP, Martinez MA, Nodora J, Liu L, Lee E, Thornburg CD.

“Children’s Oncology Group’s 2023 blueprint for research: Diversity and health disparities“

  • Winestone LE, Beauchemin MP, Bona K, Kahn J, Prasad P, Robles JM, Velez MC.

“Disparities in Pediatric Oncology: The 21st Century Opportunity to Improve Outcomes for Children and Adolescents With Cancer”

  • Aristizabal P, Winestone LE, Umaretiya P and Bona K.

“Addressing Social Determinants of Health: Now Is the Time“

  • Bona K, Keating NL.

“Poverty and Targeted Immunotherapy: Survival in Children’s Oncology Group Clinical Trials for High-Risk Neuroblastoma“

  • Bona K, Yimei L, Winestone LE, Getz KD, Huang YS, Fisher BT, Desai AV, Richardson T, Hall M, Naranjo A, Henderson TO, Aplenc R, Bagatell R.

“Feasibility of oncology clinical trial-embedded evaluation of social determinants of health“

  • Aziz-Bose R, Zheng DJ, Umaretiya PJ, Ilcisin L, Stevenson K, Koch V, Valenzuela A, Cole PD, Gennarini LM, Kahn JM, Kelly KM, Tran TH, Michon B, Welch JJG, Silverman LB, Wolfe J, Bona K.

“Feasibility of the Poverty-Targeted Pediatric Cancer Resource Equity (PediCARE) intervention“

  • Newman H, Jones E, Umaretiya PJ, Aziz-Bose R, Ilcisin LA, Zheng D, Wolfson JA, Wolfe J, and Bona K.

“Time to diagnosis among young patients with cancer“

  • Winestone LE, Wilkes JJ, Puccetti D, Keegan THM, Henk HJ, McPheeters J, Kahn JM, Ginsberg J, Wong S, Timberline S, Malogolowkin M, Pollock BH, Alvarez E.

“Racial Disparities in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Hodgkin Lymphoma Enrolled in the New York State Medicaid Program“

  • Kahn JM, Zhang X, Kahn AR, Castellino SM, Neugut AI, Schymura MJ, Boscoe FP, Keegan THM

“Strategies to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in clinical trials“

  • Kahn JM, Gray DM 2nd, Oliveri JM, Washington CM, DeGraffinreid CR, Paskett ED.

“Improving Health Equity and Reducing Disparities in Pediatric and Adolescent/Young Adult Oncology: In Support of Clinical Practice Guidelines“

  • Kahn JM, Beauchemin M.

Health equity research in the news

Defying Determinants of Health: One Scientist’s Mission to Improve Outcomes for Kids from Low-Income Families

New Research Highlights Key Disparities in Specialized Pediatric Care

CCRF’s new award aims to close gaps in childhood cancer research and outcomes

Multisite Implementation of COMPRENDO (ChildhOod Malignancy Peer Research NavigatiOn) to improve participation of Hispanic children in cancer clinical trials