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Emulating Control Arms for Cancer Clinical Trials Using External Cohorts Created From Electronic Health Record-Derived Real-World Data.


ABSTRACT: Electronic health record (EHR)-derived real-world data (RWD) can be sourced to create external comparator cohorts to oncology clinical trials. This exploratory study assessed whether EHR-derived patient cohorts could emulate select clinical trial control arms across multiple tumor types. The impact of analytic decisions on emulation results was also evaluated. By digitizing Kaplan-Meier curves, we reconstructed published control arm results from 15 trials that supported drug approvals from January 1, 2016, to April 30, 2018. RWD cohorts were constructed using a nationwide EHR-derived de-identified database by aligning eligibility criteria and weighting to trial baseline characteristics. Trial data and RWD cohorts were compared using Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazards regression models for progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS; individual cohorts) and multitumor random effects models of hazard ratios (HRs) for median endpoint correlations (across cohorts). Post hoc, the impact of specific analytic decisions on endpoints was assessed using a case study. Comparing trial data and weighted RWD cohorts, PFS results were more similar (HR range = 0.63-1.18, pooled HR = 0.84, correlation of median = 0.91) compared to OS (HR range = 0.36-1.09, pooled HR = 0.76, correlation of median = 0.85). OS HRs were more variable and trended toward worse for RWD cohorts. The post hoc case study had OS HR ranging from 0.67 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.56-0.79) to 0.92 (95% CI: 0.78-1.09) depending on specific analytic decisions. EHR-derived RWD can emulate oncology clinical trial control arm results, although with variability. Visibility into clinical trial cohort characteristics may shape and refine analytic approaches.

SUBMITTER: Tan K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9292216 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Emulating Control Arms for Cancer Clinical Trials Using External Cohorts Created From Electronic Health Record-Derived Real-World Data.

Tan Katherine K   Bryan Jonathan J   Segal Brian B   Bellomo Lawrence L   Nussbaum Nate N   Tucker Melisa M   Torres Aracelis Z AZ   Bennette Carrie C   Capra William W   Curtis Melissa M   Miksad Rebecca A RA  

Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics 20210731 1


Electronic health record (EHR)-derived real-world data (RWD) can be sourced to create external comparator cohorts to oncology clinical trials. This exploratory study assessed whether EHR-derived patient cohorts could emulate select clinical trial control arms across multiple tumor types. The impact of analytic decisions on emulation results was also evaluated. By digitizing Kaplan-Meier curves, we reconstructed published control arm results from 15 trials that supported drug approvals from Janua  ...[more]

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