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The purpose of this study was to determine the proportion, characteristics, and trends of phase 3 cancer clinical trials assessing the therapeutic value of LT over time.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This was a cross\u2010sectional analysis of interventional randomized controlled trials in oncology published from 2002 through 2020 and registered on <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"http:\/\/ClinicalTrials.gov\">ClinicalTrials.gov<\/jats:ext-link>. Trends and characteristics of LT trials were compared to all other trials.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 1877 trials screened, 794 trials enrolling 584,347 patients met inclusion criteria. A total of 27 trials (3%) included a primary randomization assessing LT compared with 767 trials (97%) investigating systemic therapy or supportive care. Annual increase in the number of LT trials (slope [m]\u00a0=\u00a00.28; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.15\u20130.39; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a0.001) was outpaced by the increase of trials testing systemic therapy or supportive care (m\u00a0=\u00a07.57; 95% CI, 6.03\u20139.11; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a0.001). LT trials were more often sponsored by cooperative groups (22 of 27 [81%] vs. 211 of 767 [28%]; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a0.001) and less often sponsored by industry (5 of 27 [19%] vs. 609 of 767 [79%]; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a0.001). LT trials were more likely to use overall survival as primary end point compared to other trials (13 of 27 [48%] vs. 199 of 767 [26%]; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.01).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>In contemporary late\u2010phase oncology research, LT trials are increasingly under\u2010represented, under\u2010funded, and evaluate more challenging end points compared to other modalities. These findings strongly argue for greater resource allocation and funding mechanisms for LT clinical trials.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Plain language summary<\/jats:title><jats:p>\n<jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>Most people who have cancer receive treatments directed at the site of their cancer, such as surgery or radiation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>We do not know, however, how many trials test surgery or radiation compared to drug treatments (that go all over the body).<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>We reviewed trials testing the most researched strategies (phase 3) completed between 2002 and 2020.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>Only 27 trials tested local treatments like surgery or radiation compared to 767 trials testing other treatments.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>Our study has important implications for funding research and understanding 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