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Cancer treatment—chemotherapy cycles administered, number of cycles N[NN]

Data Element Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termChemotherapy cycles administered
METEOR identifier:Help on this term561248
Registration status:Help on this term

Health, Standard 08/05/2014

Definition:Help on this termThe total number of cycles of chemotherapy administered during the course of treatment for cancer.
Data Element Concept:Help on this termCancer treatment—chemotherapy cycles administered
Value Domain:Help on this termNumber of chemotherapy cycles N[NN]

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termTotal
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN[NN]
Maximum character length:Help on this term3
  ValueMeaning
Supplementary values:Help on this term997Not applicable-no chemotherapy was administered
  998Unknown whether chemotherapy was administered
  999
 
Chemotherapy was administered but the number of cycles was not stated/inadequately described
 

Data element attributes Help on this term

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Guide for use:Help on this term

Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that achieves its antitumour effect through the use of antineoplastic drugs that inhibit the reproduction of cancer cells by interfering with DNA synthesis and mitosis.

Chemotherapy may be administered as single-agent treatment or as a combination of drugs administered according to a prespecified regimen or protocol.

The number of cycles of each course of single agent chemotherapy, regimen or protocol administered to the patient during the treatment of cancer should be recorded separately.

The number of cycles of chemotherapy received is recorded regardless of whether the course of treatment is completed as intended, and regardless of the intent or timing of the chemotherapy.

If any part of a cycle is administered but the cycle is not completed, record as one cycle.

Oral chemotherapy normally given on an outpatient basis should also be included.

The number of cycles of targeted therapies using a chemotherapy agent is included.  Targeted therapies are treatments that use drugs or other substances to identify and attack specific cancer cells.

If a patient receives treatment with a protocol including both a chemotherapy agent and another systemic agent such as an immunotherapy or hormone therapy agent, record the number of cycles here.
Collection methods:Help on this termThis information should be collected from the patient’s medical record.
Comments:Help on this termThe collection of specific treatment information is useful to evaluate patterns of care, the effectiveness of different treatment modalities, and treatment by patient outcome.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term
Cancer Australia
Reference documents:Help on this termCancer Institute NSW 2006. NSW Clinical Cancer Registration: Minimum Data Set Data Dictionary, version 1.9 draft

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Cancer treatment—chemotherapy cycles administered, number of cycles N[NN]

        Health, Superseded 08/05/2014

See also Cancer treatment—chemotherapy completion date, DDMMYYYY

        Health, Standard 08/05/2014

See also Cancer treatment—chemotherapy start date, DDMMYYYY

        Health, Standard 08/05/2014

See also Cancer treatment—systemic therapy agent or protocol, text X[X(149)]

        Health, Standard 08/05/2014

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
Chemotherapy for cancer cluster

        Health, Standard 08/05/2014


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