Cancer trials versus the real world in the United States.

Title : Cancer trials versus the real world in the United States

Source : PubMed
ID : 21775882
Authors : Al-Refaie, Waddah B.; Vickers, Selwyn M.; Zhong, Wei; Parsons, Helen; Rothenberger, David; Habermann, Elizabeth B
Year : 2011
Disease Category : Cancer
Focused Population : Not Specified
Priori/Posteriori : Posteriori
Single-study Generalibility? : Multiple
Score/Non-Score : Non-score
Tutorial/Method : NHANES_T2D
Compared general demographic and patient characteristics : Yes
Compared disease-specific clinical characteristics : Yes
Compared adverse events : No
Compared outcomes/treatment effect (including survival) : No
Trial participants vs. general population (from EHR, survey, a cohort, etc) : Yes
Real-world data sources : California Cancer Registry
Target Population Data Type Levels : Regional