Chemo 1-6 NSC Number

* The term “NSC” [number] refers to (part of) the acronym of the Cancer Chemotherapy National Service Center (CCNSC)). The NSC number is a National Service Center assigned number from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). This number is assigned to a drug during its investigational phase prior to the adoption of a United States Adopted Name. A full list of NSC codes is maintained in SEER*Rx.

ER005

ER193

6-digits

NSC Code

000000

Chemotherapy was not planned to be administered OR no additional chemotherapy agents were planned.

999998

Chemotherapy was planned and/or administered, but the agent NSC code  is unknown; the code “999998” is a temporary code that registries should use while they contact ICF Macro to obtain a permanent code to enter for agents that do not have SEER*Rx-assigned NSC codes.

999999

Unknown if chemotherapy planned.

Blank

Blank is allowable for any case not subject to CER reporting.

A blank is allowed for cases

• Diagnosed prior to 2011

• Diagnose date 2011 and not a Region 3 resident

• Region 3 resident and sites other than Breast, Colorectal, and CML

2011

Data Item Changes: Added for CER Project.

May 2013

Retired at the conclusion of data collection for the CER project