SEER Inquiry System - Report
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Question 20000527
Inquiry Details
References:
#1: SEER Program Code Man,3rd Ed, 119
#2: 2004 SEER Manual, 172
Question:
Radiation: Is "consolidated" radiation therapy coded as part of first course therapy when there is no documentation of "planned treatment" and the radiation is done 4 months after the initiation of treatment?
Discussion:
Answer:
Yes, "consolidation" treatment is part of a planned treatment regimen. A treatment regimen may consist of the four following phases:
1. Induction (remission induction)
2. CNS preventive therapy
3. Consolidation/intensification
4. Maintenance
Cancer Site Category:
N/A
Data Item Category:
Radiation Therapy
Other Category:
N/A
Year:
2000