Each therapeutic area has its own unique data collection and analysis. Especially, Oncology has a unique way to collect and analyze the data. Response criteria of oncology studies dictate what to collect and analyze data. Three oncology studies follow the different guidelines standards. The Solid Tumor studies usually follow RECIST (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumor), Lymphoma studies usually follow Cheson and Leukemia studies follow study specific guidelines (IWCLL for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, IWAML for Acute Myeloid Leukemia, NCCN Guidelines for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and ESMO clinical practice guides for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia).
CDISC also introduced data collection, analysis and coding standards. Oncology data are collected and stored as SDTM domains - TU (Tumor Identification), TR (Tumor Results) and RS (Response). CDISC also introduces oncology terminology. For example, tumor responses are CR (Complete Response), Partial Response (PR), Stable Disease (SD), Progression Disease (PD) and Not Evaluable (NE). Oncology studies also have different efficacy end-points. CDISC introduces oncology specific ADaM data set – Time to Event (--TTE) data set for OS (Overall Survival) and PFS (Progression Free Survival).
Using response criteria and CDISC standards, oncology-specific standards will be define and integrated from protocol to analysis. These standards will also derive the automated oncology artifiact developments.