CCR Clinical Informatics

Visit Date^(m)

Enter the patient's registration date.

DD-MMM-YYYY

Gender^(m)

Select the patient's gender:

• FEMALE
• MALE
• UNKNOWN
• UNSPECIFIED

Use pick list.

Date of Birth^(m)

Enter the patient's date of birth.

DD-MMM-YYYY

Age at Entry^(m)

5 digits and 2 decimal

Patient Initials^(m)

Enter the patient's initials. Usually 3 characters – first, middle and last name initials.

4 characters

Race^(m)

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Ethnicity^(m)

Select one of the following OMB ethnicity categories:
• Hispanic or Latino: a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
• Non-Hispanic or Latino: a person not meeting the definition for Hispanic or Latino.
• Unknown: a person of unknown ethnicity.
• Not Reported: Not provided or available

Use pick list.

Registering Institution^(m)(c)

Use pick list.

Primary ID^(m)

Enter the patient's medical record number for the selected Institution. The Clinical Center's medical record numbers have the following format:
99-99-99-9
For non clinical center patients, enter the Unique Identification number provided by the Central Registration Office. This number is a combination of a site code and patient position code.
These medical record numbers are used to load the patient's lab data.

12 characters

Patient Subgroup^(c)

Select the appropriate unique code for identification of uniform groups of patients for separate analysis or treatment as defined in the Clinical Data System (CDS).Patient "Subgroup" codes are provided by CTEP to the investigator at the time of protocol approval, and are updated as required following approval of protocol amendments.

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Registering Group^(c)

Use pick list.

Country Code^(c)

Required for non-US residents. For patients from outside the U.S., enter the foreign country code. Please use the International Standards Organization (ISO) Country codes which can found at CTEP Country codes list.

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Postal Code^(c)

For U.S. residents, enter the patient's home 5 digit zip code. Do not enter the last 4 digits of the complete zip code to assure patient confidentiality. Also do not enter the dash "-".

10 characters

Method of Payment^(c)

Select the patient's primary method of payment using the following codes:
1 - Private Insurance
2 - Medicare
3 - Medicare and Private Insurance
4 - Medicaid
5 - Medicaid and Medicare
6 - Military or Veterans Sponsored NOS
6A - Military (including CHAMPUS or TRICARE)
6B - Veterans Sponsored
7 - Self pay (no insurance)
8 - No means of payment (no insurance)
98 - Other
99 - Unknown

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Primary Disease Site^(m)

Select the primary disease site of the malignancy from the pick list.

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Disease Term^(m)

Select a disease term. Use the list of Disease Terms ("MedDRA") as listed on the CTEP Web site.

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Disease Stage at Entry

Select the stage of the disease at the time of study entry if appropriate. Otherwise, leave it blank.

Use pick list.

Disease T Stage

Select the stage of disease based on the primary tumor.

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Disease N Stage

Select the stage of disease based on the nodes present.

Use pick list.

Disease M Stage

Select the stage of disease based on the metastases present.

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Histology / Cytopathology

State briefly the type of histology or cytopathology found at the time of original diagnosis. Do not state broad categories (e.g., "lymphoma", but rather state "Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma").

50 characters
( 40 reported )

Date of Confirmation of Histology

Enter the date when the patient's disease status was confirmed, at the treating institution, prior to study entry (if required by the protocol).

DD-MMM-YYYY

Grade of Histology

10 characters( 4 reported )

Date of Diagnosis

Enter the first date of original diagnosis (e.g., when a positive biopsy or surgical result was obtained). Do not give the start date of symptoms as the date of diagnosis.

DD-MMM-YYYY

Treatment Assignment Code^(m)(c)

Select the appropriate code for the patient's treatment assignment as specified. For non-CTEP studies, "Treatment Assignment" codes are based on the treatment schedules described in the protocol. Please contact the Informatics team for advice on TAC formulation and modification. For CTEP sponsored studies, "Treatment Assignment" codes are provided by CTEP to the investigator, in the form of a coding letter, at the time of protocol approval, and are updated as required following approval of protocol amendments. Advice on TACs is available from the CTEP's Protocol and Information Office
(pio@ctep.nci.nih.gov) (mailto:(pio@ctep.nci.nih.gov)).

Use pick list.

In the opinion of the investigator, is the patient eligible?^(m)

Date Informed Consent Signed^(m)

Enter the date the patient signed the informed consent form.

DD-MMM-YYYY

Date of Informed Consent Version^(m)

Enter the date of the informed consent version of the IRB-approved informed consent form that was signed by the patient at the time of study entry.
This will be the date that is displayed on page one of the consent form in the section entitle: "Latest Amendment Approved:" or the date displayed on the "Latest IRB Review" when the amended date is N/A.

DD-MMM-YYYY

Date from which to Start Including Labs

DD-MMM-YYYY

ENR01

Date Informed Consent Signed is before Date of Birth.

Change the Date Informed Consent Signed to be after the Date of Birth.

ENR02, ENR04,
ENR05, ENR06, ENR17

Date of Birth, Date of Confirmation of Histology, Date of Diagnosis, Date Informed Consent Signed, Date of Informed Consent Version are in the future.

Enter a date that is prior or equals to today's date.

ENR07

All Races are unchecked.

Select at least one Race.

ENR09, ENR10,
ENR11, ENR12

Birth Date is after the Date from which to include labs, Date of Confirmation of Histology, Date of Diagnosis, Date Informed Consent Signed, Informed Consent Version Date.

Correct the Date of Birth or the other date fields.

ENR14

Date of Diagnosis is after Date of Histology Confirmation (if provided).

Correct Diagnosis Date or Date of Histology Confirmation.

ENR15, ENR16

Cannot select another Race when "Unknown" or "Not Reported" Race is selected.

Unselect the other Races and select only "Unknown" or "Not Reported". Or unselect both "Unknown" or "Not Reported" and select other Races.

ENR18

Registering Institution not found on the patient's Medical Record Numbers case report form.

Please review the Institutions on both case report forms.

ENR20

Enrollment only has part of the TNM Disease Stage information available

If one of the TNM fields is answered, the rest should be available.

Note: Only applicable for NIH Clinical Center Medical Record Numbers.

Primary ID (MRN) must be 7 digits, or 10 (with dashes). Validation checks MRN format and validity (checkdigit). Verify MRN.

DM1001

Age

The age is derived from the patient's Informed consent signed date and the date of birth. Note: Age is expressed in decimals to accommodate patients under the age of 5.