California Cancer Reporting System Standards Volume I: Abstracting and Coding Procedures
Generic or trade names of the drugs used for chemotherapy must be recorded in the text field.
Include agents that are in the investigative or clinical trial phase.
Registrars must use SEER*Rx, for coding systemic treatment (i.e. chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and immunotherapy). This applies to cases diagnosed January 1, 2005 and forward.
SEER*Rx is the downloadable, interactive antineoplastic drug database that replaces SEER Self-Instructional Manual Book 8, Antineoplastic Drugs.
The software can be downloaded from the SEER*Rx Web Site.