Algorithm for identifying chemotherapy/biological regimens for metastatic colon cancer in SEER-Medicare

Metastatic colon cancer (mCC) patients often receive multiple lines of chemotherapy/biological treatment (TX), yet subsequent TX lines have not been sufficiently examined using SEER-Medicare data. We developed an algorithm that identifies the number and type of TX lines received by mCC patients. The...

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Published in:	Medical care Vol. 53; no. 8; p. e58
Main Authors:	Bikov, Kaloyan A, Mullins, C Daniel, Seal, Brian, Onukwugha, Eberechukwu, Hanna, Nader
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.08.2015
Subjects:	Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Algorithms Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use Chemotherapy, Adjuvant Colonic Neoplasms - drug therapy Colonic Neoplasms - epidemiology Female Humans Male Medicare Neoplasm Metastasis SEER Program - organization & administration United States - epidemiology United States
ISSN:	1537-1948, 1537-1948
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