๐ฌIn plain words
What the trial is, and whether it could suit you
This study aims to characterize current treatment patterns and clinical outcomes among newly diagnosed GEP-NET patients in the United States using open-source Longitudinal Prescription Claims (LRx) and Patient Centric Medical Claims (Dx) databases supplemented with mortality data.
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๐ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion criteria:
1. Patients with โฅ1 International Classification of Diseases Clinical Modification, 10th revision (ICD-10-CM) diagnosis code for GEP-NET between 01 January 2018 and 31 December 2025. The date of the first such claim will be defined as the diagnosis date.
2. Initiation of first-line (1L) systemic therapy (i.e., somatostatin analogs \[SSAs\], targeted therapy, peptide receptor radionuclide therapy \[PRRT\], chemotherapy) indicated for GEP-NET on or after the date of diagnosis. The date of treatment initiation will be defined as the index date.
3. Patients โฅ18 years of age on the index date
4. Patients with โฅ12 months (360 days) of continuous data availability (proxy for continuous health plan enrollment) prior to the index date, defined as:
1. โฅ1 medical and pharmacy claim \>12 months prior to the index date; AND
2. โฅ1 medical and pharmacy claim within the first 6 months of the 12-month period prior to the index date; AND
3. โฅ1 medical and pharmacy claim during the last 6 months of the 12-month period prior to the index date; AND
5. Patients with โฅ1 month (30 days) of continuous data availability (proxy for continuous health plan enrollment) following the index date, defined as:
1. โฅ 1 pharmacy dispensing a GEP-NET treatment at any time during the post-index period, including the index date, reports data during the first month following the index date
2. โฅ 1 provider prescribing a GEP-NET treatment at any time during the post-index period, including the index date, reports data during the first month following the index date
Exclusion criteria:
1. Patients with evidence of GEP-NET prior to the diagnosis date within the study period
2. Patients with evidence of GEP-NET treatment prior to the index date within the study period
3. Patients with missing or invalid age or sex
4. Patients with other primary malignancies during the 12-month pre-index period
5. Patients with invalid death date (i.e., death date โค index date)