National Trends in Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer: Validation of Medicare Claims-based Algorithms

To better describe the real-world use of active surveillance. Active surveillance is a preferred management option for low-risk prostate cancer, yet its use outside of high-volume institutions is poorly understood. We created multiple claims-based algorithms, validated them using a robust clinical registry, and applied them to Medicare claims to describe national utilization.We identified men with prostate cancer from 2012-2014 in a 100% sample...