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Status Final References Source 1: SEER*Rx pgs: Notes: Source 2: pgs: Notes: Question First course treatment/Chemotherapy: If a specific primary site/histology is listed in SEER*Rx for a given drug, are we only allowed to code that drug as treatment for only those identified Primary Sites/Histologies? See discussion. Discussion A patient has a diagnosis of CML in 2008 followed by a diagnosis of CLL in 2011. The patient started nilotinib in 10/2011 for the CML (per physician statement). SEER*Rx lists CML and GIST only as primary site/histology combinations for nilotinib. Can nilotinib be coded as treatment for the CLL primary? Answer SEER*Rx lists the approved sites/histologies for each drug. If you have a physician statement documenting that the drug was given for another site/histology, code as treatment for that site/histology. History Last Updated 01/16/2013 Date Finalized 01/16/2013 |