The Oncology QCARD Initiative: Fostering efficient evaluation of initial real-world data proposals.

Autor: Rivera DR; Oncology Center of Excellence, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA., Eckert JC; Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC, USA., Rodriguez-Watson C; Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC, USA., Lerro CC; Oncology Center of Excellence, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA., Bertagnolli MM; Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA., Hubbard RA; Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA., Kushi LH; Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California, USA., Lund JL; Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA., Schrag D; Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA., Wang SV; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA., Wood WA; Division of Hematology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA., Lee JJ; Oncology Center of Excellence, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA., Okafor C; Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC, USA., Ghauri K; Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC, USA., Winckler SC; Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC, USA., Kluetz PG; Oncology Center of Excellence, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety [Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf] 2024 Nov; Vol. 33 (11), pp. e5818.
DOI: 10.1002/pds.5818
Abstrakt: Purpose: The oncology quality, characterization, and assessment of real-world data (Oncology QCARD) Initiative was formed to develop a set of minimum study design and data elements needed to evaluate the fitness of the real-world data (RWD) source(s) proposed in an initial study concept as part of early interaction with scientific reviewers.
Methods: A multidisciplinary executive committee (EC) was established to guide the Oncology QCARD Initiative. The EC conducted a landscape review of published literature, guidances, and guidelines to evaluate relevant dimensions of data quality measurement. Guided by the review and informed by expert feedback, the Oncology QCARD Initial Protocol Characterization (IPC) provides a summary of minimum elements needed to adequately describe an initial clinical study concept that involves RWD and is intended to support decision-making.
Results: Fit-for-use data and fit-for-purpose design emerged as themes from the landscape analysis. Data that are fit-for-use are both relevant (sufficiently capturing exposure, outcomes, and covariates) and reliable (understanding data accrual and quality control and whether the data represent the underlying concepts they are intended to represent) to answer a specific research question. A fit-for-purpose design takes appropriate steps to ensure internal and external validity and allows for transparency in reporting. The QCARD-IPC focuses on high-level characteristics of RWD sources and study design domains including data temporality, population, medical product exposure, comparators, and covariates, endpoints, statistical analysis, and data quality assurance plans.
Conclusions: Evaluation of studies including RWD requires understanding the data source, study design, and potential biases to preliminarily evaluate whether selected RWD are fit-for-use for the research question. The Oncology QCARD-IPC provides a structured, transparent approach to facilitate early review and enhanced communication between study sponsors and scientific reviewers of initial study proposals including RWD.
(© 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This article has been contributed to by U.S. Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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