* indicates required field
Length: 2
Source of Standard: SEER/CoC
Section Name: Treatment-1st Course
Record Types: A, M, C, I
XML NAACCR ID: rxSummHormone
Parent XML Element: Tumor
Alternate Names:
- Hormone Therapy (SEER/CoC)
- Endocrine (Hormone/Steroid) Therapy (pre-96 SEER)
Required Status:
NPCR Collect: R - Required
CoC Collect: R - Required
SEER Collect: R - Required
CCCR Collect: . - No recommendations
Description:
Records whether systemic hormonal agents were administered as first-course treatment at any facility, or the reason they were not given. Hormone therapy consists of a group of drugs that may affect the long-term control of a cancer’s growth. It is not usually used as a curative measure.
Rationale:
Systemic therapy may involve the administration of one or a combination of agents. This data item allows for the evaluation of the administration of hormonal agents as part of the first course of therapy.
Format:
Right justified, zero filled
Item Data Type:
digits
Allowable Values
00, 01, 82, 85-88, 99
Codes:
Refer to the most recent version of STORE and the SEER Program Code Manual for additional instructions.
00 |
None, hormone therapy was not part of the planned first course of therapy. |
|---|---|
01 |
Hormone therapy administered as first course therapy. |
82 |
Hormone therapy was not recommended/administered because it was contraindicated due to patient risk factors (i.e., comorbid conditions, advanced age). |
85 |
Hormone therapy was not administered because the patient died prior to planned or recommended therapy. |
86 |
Hormone therapy was not administered. It was recommended by the patient's physician, but was not administered as part of first-course therapy. No reason was stated in the patient record. |
87 |
Hormone therapy was not administered. It was recommended by the patient's physician, but this treatment was refused by the patient, the patient's family member, or the patient's guardian. The refusal was noted in the patient record. |
88 |
Hormone therapy was recommended, but it is unknown if it was administered. |
99 |
It is unknown whether a hormonal agent(s) was recommended or administered because it is not stated in the patient record. Death certificate-only cases. |
Code Notes:
Note: For tumors diagnosed on or after January 1, 2003, information on endocrine surgery and/or endocrine radiation should be coded in the new field, RX Summ--Transplnt/Endocr [3250]. The CoC standards for hospitals do not allow use of codes 02-03 in tumors diagnosed on or after January 1, 2003.