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ArticleCancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology2022

Accounting for Delayed Entry in Analyses of Overall Survival in Clinico-Genomic Databases.

Daniel Backenroth, Jeremy Snider, Ronglai Shen, Venkatraman Seshan, Emily Castellanos, Margaret McCusker, Dana Feuchtbaum, Mithat Gönen, Somnath Sarkar

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Article in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Elucidating Analytic Bias Due to Informative Cohort Entry in Cancer Clinico-genomic Datasets.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2023
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9 authors.

Daniel BackenrothFlatiron Health Inc., New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-9581-8870
Jeremy SniderFlatiron Health Inc., New York, New York.
Ronglai ShenMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
Venkatraman SeshanMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
Emily CastellanosFlatiron Health Inc., New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0003-4391-0496
Margaret McCuskerFlatiron Health Inc., New York, New York.
Dana FeuchtbaumFlatiron Health Inc., New York, New York.
Mithat GönenMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-8683-8477
Somnath SarkarFlatiron Health Inc., New York, New York.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Translational Bioimaging Core Shared ResourceP30CA015704 · NCI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI Marian Esvelt · 1985 to 2026
$296.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS P30 CA015704
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundClinico-genomic databases favor inclusion of long-term survivors, leading to potentially biased overall survival (OS) analyses. Risk set adjustments relying on the independent delayed entry assumption may mitigate this bias. We aimed to determine whether this assumption is satisfied in a dataset of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (aNSCLC), and to give guidance for clinico-genomic OS analyses when the assumption is not satisfied.

methodsWe analyzed the association of timing of next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing with real-world OS (rwOS) in patient data from a United States-based nationwide longitudinal deidentified electronic health records-derived database. Estimates of rwOS using risk set adjustment were compared with estimates computed with respect to all patients, regardless of NGS testing.

resultsThe independent delayed entry assumption was not satisfied in this database, and later sequencing had a negative association with the hazard of death after sequencing. In a model adjusted for relevant characteristics, each month delay in sequencing was associated with a 2% increase in the hazard of death. However, until the median survival time, estimates of OS using risk set adjustment are similar to estimates computed for all patients, regardless of NGS testing.

conclusionsrwOS analyses in clinico-genomic databases should assess the independent delayed entry assumption. Comparisons versus broader population may be useful to evaluate the rwOS differences between calculations using risk set adjustment and patient cohorts where the bias relates to overrepresentation of long survivors. IMPACT: This study illustrates practices that can increase the interpretability of findings from OS analyses in clinico-genomic databases.

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsGenomicsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansSurvival AnalysisUnited States

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PMID35027431
PMCPMC9377725

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