Percentage of female patients aged 18 years and older with Stage I (T1b) through IIIC, ER or PR positive breast cancer who were prescribed tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitor (AI) during the 12-month reporting period
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Numerator
Patients who were prescribed tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitor (AI) during the 12-month reporting period
Denominator
All female patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of breast cancer with Stage I (T1b) through IIIC, estrogen receptor (ER) or progesterone receptor (PR) positive breast cancer
Exclusions
Documentation of medical reason(s) for not prescribing tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitor (eg, patient’s disease has progressed to metastatic; patient is receiving a gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue, patient has received oophorectomy, patient is receiving radiation or chemotherapy, patient’s diagnosis date was > 5 years from reporting date, patient’s diagnosis date is within 120 days of the end of the 12-month reporting period, other medical reasons)
Documentation of patient reason(s) for not prescribing tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitor (eg, patient refusal, other patient reasons)
Documentation of system reason(s) for not prescribing tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitor (eg, patient is currently enrolled in a clinical trial, other system reasons)
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