/* Published: 01/29/2025 */ /*************** IMPORTANT PROGRAMMING NOTES ************************/ /* This file must be included at the top of any SAS program using */ /* CoRe data. Alter this line of code to point to the path where you */ /* are storing the file: */ /* %include "/path/sasfmts.core_files.sas"; */ /***********************************************************************/ proc format; value reaABFFS .="Tumor not in ABFFS cohort" 1="Subsequent diagnosis" 2="End of A+B/FFS coverage" 3="Death" 4="End of claims (12/2020)"; value reaPTD .="Tumor not in Part D cohort" 1="Subsequent diagnosis" 2="End of Part D coverage" 3="Death" 4="End of claims (12/2020)"; value reaab2f 1="Diagnosis year<2000" 2="Unknown month of diagnosis" 3="Age at dx<66" 4="Sequence number>59 (non-malignant or unknown)" 5="Diagnosed at autopsy/death certificate only" 6="Not continuous Medicare FFS enrollment (Parts A/B & no HMO) in baseline (from 12 months prior, to one month after, the cancer diagnosis)" 7="Included in CoRe ABFFS cohort" 8="Included in CoRe ABFFS cohort, but no NCH/OUT/MED claims in 12mo prior to diagnosis (no prior-comorbidity measures)"; value reapd2f 1="Diagnosis year<2008" 2="Unknown month of diagnosis" 3="Age at dx<66 or unknown" 4="Sequence number>59 (non-malignant or unknown)" 5="Diagnosed at autopsy/death certificate only" 6="Not continuous Medicare Part D enrollment in baseline (from 4 months prior, to one month after, the cancer diagnosis)" 7="Included in CoRe Part D cohort"; value stcodef 1="Administration HCPCS code, no agent HCPCS/NDC" 2="2005 Demonstration HCPCS code, no agent HCPCS/NDC" 3="ICD diagnosis/procedure code(s), no agent HCPCS/NDC" 4="Unknown agent HCPCS code" 5="Agent-specific HCPCS/NDC code"; value syscat 1="Chemotherapy" 2="Chemotherapy, Hormonal Therapy" 3="Hormonal Therapy" 4="Immunotherapy"; value hemonc /*.=""*/ 1="Cytotoxic Chemotherapy" 2="Cytotoxic Chemotherapy|Immunosuppressive" 3="Cytotoxic Chemotherapy|Immunotherapy" 4="Cytotoxic Chemotherapy|Supportive Medication" 5="Endocrine Therapy" 6="Endocrine Therapy|Supportive Medication" 7="Endocrine Therapy|Targeted Therapy" 8="Immunosuppressive" 9="Immunotherapy" 10="Immunotherapy|Supportive Medication" 11="Antibody-Drug Conjugate" 12="Peptide-Drug Conjugate" 13="Radioconjugate" 14="Radioconjugate|Radiotherapy|Endocrine Therapy" 15="Radiotherapy" 16="Steroid Therapy|Cytotoxic Chemotherapy|Endocrine Therapy|Immunosuppressive|Supportive Medication" 17="Steroid Therapy|Cytotoxic Chemotherapy|Endocrine Therapy|Supportive Medication" 18="Steroid Therapy|Cytotoxic Chemotherapy|Immunosuppressive|Supportive Medication" 19="Targeted Therapy" 20="Targeted Therapy|Antibody-Drug Conjugate" 21="Targeted Therapy|Cytotoxic Chemotherapy" 22="Targeted Therapy|Immunosuppressive" 23="Targeted Therapy|Immunosuppressive|Radioconjugate" 24="Supportive Medication" 25="Code found in HemOnc file but blank/NA HemOnc category"; value icdvrsn 1="ICD-9" 2="ICD-10"; value noyes 0="No" 1="Yes"; value prndxflg 1="Systemic therapy admin only" 2="Systemic therapy admin and cancer dx" 3="Cancer dx only" 4="Neither systemic therapy admin or cancer dx"; value biogrp 1="BEVACIZUMAB" 2="RITUXIMAB" 3="TRASTUZUMAB"; value bioflg 0="Reference Product" 1="Biosimilar"; value chmny .="Tumor not in relevant cohort" 0="No chemotherapy claims in window" 1="1+ chemotherapy claims in window"; value chmmon .="Tumor not in relevant cohort" 0="No chemotherapy claims in window"; value hrmny .="Tumor not in relevant cohort" 0="No hormone therapy claims in window" 1="1+ hormone therapy claims in window, 1+ non-corticosteroid" 2="1+ hormone therapy claims in window, all corticosteroid"; value hrmmon .="Tumor not in relevant cohort" 0="No non-corticosteroid hormone therapy claims in window"; value immny .="Tumor not in relevant cohort" 0="No immunotherapy claims in window" 1="1+ immunotherapy claims in window"; value immmon .="Tumor not in relevant cohort" 0="No immunotherapy claims in window"; value proneuny .="Tumor not in ABFFS cohort" 0="No proton/neutron beam claims in window" 1="1+ proton/neutron beam claims in window"; value pnmon .="Tumor not in ABFFS cohort" 0="No proton/neutron beam claims in window"; value othny .="Tumor not in ABFFS cohort" 0="No other beam claims in window" 1="1+ other beam claims in window"; value othmon .="Tumor not in ABFFS cohort" 0="No other beam claims in window"; value brachyny .="Tumor not in ABFFS cohort" 0="No brachytherapy/implants claims in window" 1="1+ brachytherapy/implants claims in window"; value brmon .="Tumor not in ABFFS cohort" 0="No brachytherapy/implants claims in window"; value isony .="Tumor not in ABFFS cohort" 0="No radioisotopes claims in window" 1="1+ radioisotopes claims in window"; value isomon .="Tumor not in ABFFS cohort" 0="No radioisotopes claims in window"; value pharmny .="Tumor not in ABFFS cohort" 0="No radiopharmaceutical claims in window" 1="1+ radiopharmaceutical claims in window"; value pharmon .="Tumor not in ABFFS cohort" 0="No radiopharmaceutical claims in window"; value nosny .="Tumor not in ABFFS cohort" 0="No radiation therapy procedure type unknown claims in window" 1="1+ radiation therapy procedure type unknown claims in window"; value nosmon .="Tumor not in ABFFS cohort" 0="No radiation therapy procedure type unknown claims in window"; run;