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- Title
Measuring disease-free survival and cancer relapse using Medicare claims from CALGB breast cancer trial participants (companion to 9344).
- Authors
Lamont, Elizabeth B; Herndon, James E, 2nd; Weeks, Jane C; Henderson, I Craig; Earle, Craig C; Schilsky, Richard L; Christakis, Nicholas A; Cancer and Leukemia Group B
- Abstract
To determine the accuracy with which Medicare claims data measure disease-free survival in elderly Medicare beneficiaries with cancer, we performed a criterion validation study. We merged gold-standard clinical trial data of 45 elderly patients with node-positive breast cancer who were treated on the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) adjuvant breast trial 9344 with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) data files and compared the results of a CMS-based algorithm with the CALGB disease-free survival information to determine sensitivity and specificity. For 5-year disease-free survival, the sensitivity of the CMS-based algorithm was 100% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 81% to 100%), the specificity was 97% (95% CI = 83% to 100%), and the area under the receiver operator curve was 98[corrected]% (95% CI = 95[corrected]% to 100%). For 2-year disease-free survival, the test characteristics were less favorable: sensitivity was 83% (95% CI = 36% to 100%), specificity was 95% (95% CI = 83% to 100%), and area under the receiver operator curve was 89[corrected]% (95% CI = 72[corrected]% to 100%).
- Publication
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2006, Vol 98, Issue 18, p1335
- ISSN
1460-2105
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/jnci/djj363