Treatment Patterns, Outcomes and Resource Use Study for Advanced Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Squamous and Non-squamous) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates

Treatment Patterns, Outcomes and Resource Use Study for Advanced Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Squamous and Non-squamous) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates

A retrospective observational longitudinal medical chart review study of randomly sampled patients diagnosed with advanced/metastatic NSCLC. The minimum observational period for each patient will be 12 months.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults 18 years and older at the time of advanced/metastatic NSCLC diagnosis, and currently alive or deceased
• Histologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced/metastatic NSCLC (squamous, non-squamous or NOS) stages IIIB/IV. First diagnosis of advanced/metastatic NSCLC between 01-Jan-2010 and 31-Mar-2014 (currently alive or deceased) with a minimum 12 months of potential observation period available in medical records
• Medical history and treatment data must be available (or obtainable by SI) for chart abstraction from the date of advanced/metastatic diagnosis through most recent patient follow-up/contact. This also includes documentation of treatment by other physicians and inpatient hospital treatments within KSA or the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi (HAAD) system
• Patients must have at least all data on age, gender, date of advanced NSCLC diagnosis, Line of Treatment (LOT) information (agent types and dosage), and date of last follow-up

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient had enrolled in a cancer treatment-related clinical study at any time after the diagnosis of advanced/metastatic NSCLC