Chemotherapy, Drug Exposure

Variable Name

rx_chemo

Created

2021-01-01

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Abstract

Concept set intended to identify patients with an exposure to chemotherapy.

Affiliation(s)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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Provenance

Preserving Kidney Function in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease (PRESERVE)

Description

Chemotherapy medications derived by ATC levels. Current code lists over 50K concept_id’s, not the actual ATC levels used. Developed from ATC levels for chemo, taking descendants. This broad concept set was intended to identify patients who received chemotherapy. Limited to RxNorm and RxNorm Extension codes.

Note: Some of the medications are used to treat other conditions in addition to cancer. For example, Rituximab can be used to treat cancer and to treat some autoimmune diseases.

Development Code

https://github.com/PRESERVE-Coordinating-Center/PRESERVE_Variables/blob/dfe52bdc48cfcfd6b358d4a424b5d39749554025/codesets/drug/rx_chemo.csv

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Affiliation:Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Study intended to inform shared decision-making regarding blood pressure management for pediatric chronic kidney disease (CKD).

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Cite this Concept Set

Phillips, C. (2020, December). Chemotherapy, Drug Exposure. [Concept Set]. PEDSpace Knowledge Bank. https://doi.org/10.24373/pdsp-312