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Validation of Molecular Pathology Codes for the Identification of Mutational Testing in Lung and Colon Cancer.
Medical care - 1 Dec 2017
Vachani Anil, Wong Yu-Ning, Israelite Jennifer, Mitra Nandita, Hin Sakhena, Yang Lin, Smith-McLallen Aaron, Armstrong Katrina, Groeneveld Peter W, Epstein Andrew J
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BACKGROUND: Targeted therapy for patients with lung and colon cancer based on tumor molecular profiles is an important cancer treatment strategy, but the impact of gene mutation tests on cancer treatment and outcomes in large populations is not clear. In this study, we assessed the accuracy of an algorithm to identify tumor mutation testing in administrative claims data during a period before test-specific...
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