Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics

· We had a recap of the ICD-O 3 vocabulary and agreed upon using a temporary pre-coordinated terms which would collapse the ICD-O 3 three axes to a single axis. Similar to the approach of transforming LOINC to CDM model. Rimma to document the mapping/proposal and route to group by next week.

· Andrew to contact agencies such as CDC/ASCO and National Cancer Registry on their standardizing effects.

· Guoqian pointed out that there was an agency working on ICD-O 4 and he was to follow up as well as reach out to NCI contacts on their standardizing efforts.

· Rimma to follow up with NCI/FDA on their standardizing efforts.

· Christian confirmed that the oncology de-identified diagnostic dataset is commercially available and the group could download and work on it.

· Mike was to follow up with his internal cancer registry folks on utilizing the dataset.

· The next step is to review cancer treatment standards