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Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs in Metastatic Melanoma Patients Initiated Dabrafenib + Trametinib and Encorafenib + Binimetinib

Terminated
Conditions
Metastatic Melanoma
Registration Number
NCT05848219
Lead Sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Brief Summary

This was a retrospective cohort study using the MarketScan health care administrative claim databases: Truven Health Analytics' MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters; MarketScan Medicare Supplement and Coordination of Benefit. We conducted this analysis using the most recent available data from the MarketScan database at the time of analysis, which was 01 June 2018 to 31 December 2020. We initiated this analysis from 01 June 2018 as encorafenib + binimetinib (enco/bini) was approved for patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with BRAF mutation at this time.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
543
Inclusion Criteria
  • At least one diagnosis of malignant melanoma (The International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision [ICD-9] codes: 172.0-172.9 or V10.82; ICD-10 codes: C43.0 C43.10 C43.20 C43.30 C43.31 C43.39 C43.4 C43.59 C43.60 C43.70 C43.8 C43.9 D03.0 D03.10 D03.11 D03.12 D03.20 D03.21 D03.22 D03.30 D03.39 D03.4 D03.51 D03.52 D03.59 D03.60 D03.61 D03.62 D03.70 D03.71 D03.72 D03.8 D03.9 Z85.820) in the study period.
  • A diagnosis of metastasis (ICD-9 196.x, 197.x, 198.x, 199.x & ICD-10 C77.xx, ICD-10 C78.xx, ICD-10 C79.xx, ICD-10 C80.xx) within 30 days before or 60 days after their malignant melanoma diagnosis.
  • A prescription (pharmacy or medical claim) of enco/bini or dab/tram as a 1L therapy after the metastatic melanoma diagnosis date.
  • At least ≥18 years as of the index date.
  • At least 6 months of continuous enrollment before index date and 6 months after index date.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with a diagnosis of other primary malignancy (ICD-9: 140.xx-165.xx, 170.xx-171.xx, 173.xx-195.xx, 200.xx-208.xx; ICD-10: C00.x - C14.x, C41.x, C49.x, C50, C51) during the 6 months pre-index period.
  • Patients with pregnancy (ICD-9: 630.xx-679.xx, V22.xx-V24.xx, V27.xx-V28.xx; ICD-10: O00 - O99) any time during the study period.
  • Patients with more than one melanoma-related drug prescription other than the index drug, on the index date.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
All-cause healthcare costs among patients treated with dab/tram versus enco/biniUp to 2.5 years
All-cause healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) among patients treated with dab/tram versus enco/biniUp to 2.5 years
Melanoma-specific HCRU among patients treated with dab/tram versus enco/biniUp to 2.5 years
Melanoma-specific healthcare costs among patients treated with dab/tram versus enco/biniUp to 2.5 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Novartis Investigational Site

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East Hanover, New Jersey, United States

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