Clinical Trial: Emulation of the KEYNOTE-189 Trial Using Electronic Health Records
Study Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Recruit Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Condition: Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Emulation of a Comparative Effectiveness Study of Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy vs. Chemotherapy for the First-line Treatment of Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Brief Summary:
Investigators are building an empirical evidence base supporting the utility of real-world data through the emulation of randomized controlled trials in the oncology setting.The purpose of this work is to demonstrate whether real-world evidence studies can provide reliable conclusions on treatment effectiveness to inform further applications of real-world data in pharmaceutical product label expansion, post-marketing safety, and other purposes that are complementary to RCTs.
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