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FDA urged to increase diversity of clinical trial populations

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Senate committee on health also seeks clarity over data used for research

Democrat leaders of committees in the House of Representatives have called on the federal medicines regulator to widen the diversity of populations used in clinical trials.

More inclusive clinical trials would increase patients’ confidence in new treatments, representatives including health subcommittee ranking member Anna Eshoo wrote to Food and Drug Administration commissioner Robert Califf.

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