A Study is to Understand the Treatment Patterns for Immunotherapy Agents and BRAF/MEK Inhibitors Used in the Treatment of Advanced Melanoma



Status:Active, not recruiting
Conditions:Skin Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:10/6/2018
Start Date:September 11, 2018
End Date:March 15, 2019

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Understanding the Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Resource Utilization, Costs of Care, and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients Treated for Advanced Melanoma

The goal of the study is to understand the treatment patterns for immunotherapy agents and
BRAF/MEK inhibitors used in the treatment of advanced melanoma


Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients must have ≥1 medical or pharmacy claim for nivolumab, ipilimumab,
pembrolizumab, nivolumab+ipilimumab (on the same day), dabrafenib, vemurafenib,
cobimetinib, trametinib, dabrafenib+trametinib (on the same day) and
vemurafenib+cobimetinib (on the same day)

- Patients must have ≥6 months of continuous health plan enrollment prior to index date

- Patients must have ≥2 medical claims at least 30 days apart with a diagnosis for
melanoma during the study period AND ≥1 diagnosis for melanoma during the baseline
period prior to or on the index date

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients with ≥1 claim for the agents of interest including immunotherapy agents and
BRAF/MEK inhibitors between the first diagnosis of metastatic disease and the day
prior to the index date will be excluded

- Patients with a claim for acquired immunodeficiency virus (AIDS) anytime during the
study period

- Patients under the age of 18 as of index date

Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria could apply
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