123 Using Prescribing Data to Estimate the Number of ALKpositive Patients Currently Living in England

ALK Positive Lung Cancer (UK) is a charity providing support and advocacy for patients of ALK-positive NSCLC. We wish to measure our success in reaching patients but there is an absence of a precise number of cases in the UK as health authorities do not specifically code ALK-positive LC. Studies suggest that ALK-positive LC comprises 3% –5% of NSCLC diagnoses. Taking a midpoint of 4% and 31,000 NSCLC diagnoses per year in England, the number of new cases of ALK-positive LC would be 1,240 pa. Assuming a median OS of 68 months, this suggests an estimated 7,000 patients in England.
Source: Lung Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Other Source Type: research