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Emulation of the KEYNOTE-042 (NCT02220894) Trial Using Specialty Oncology Electronic Health Records Databases
Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Summary
Investigators are building an empirical evidence base for real world data through large-scale emulation of randomized controlled trials. The investigators' goal is to understand for what types of clinical questions real world data analyses can be conducted with confidence and how to implement such studies.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
770
Start Date
2026-03-12
Completion Date
2027-03-12
Last Updated
2026-03-20
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Initiation of pembrolizumab
Initiation of pembrolizumab (IV infusion) described in electronic health records is used as the exposure.
Initiation of chemotherapy
Initiation of chemotherapy (carboplatin plus paclitaxel or pemetrexed for 4-6 cycles) described in electronic health records is used as the reference.
Locations (1)
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States