Predictors of long-term follow-up care (LTFU) among survivors of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancers: A population-based study in the IMPACT cohort.

Authors

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Dalia Kagramanov

The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

Dalia Kagramanov , Rinku Sutradhar , Zhan Yao , Sumit Gupta , Nancy N. Baxter , Paul C. Nathan

Organizations

The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

Research Funding

Other

Background: AYA cancer survivors are at elevated risk for developing therapy-related adverse health outcomes and require life-long risk-adapted health care. We determined the location and providers of LTFU care received by a population-based cohort of survivors and explored the demographic, disease and treatment factors that predict care received. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study using multiple linked administrative health databases in Ontario, Canada. Five-year AYA cancer survivors were identified from the IMPACT cohort, which consists of all AYA who were 15-20.9 years of age at diagnosis of one of six specified cancers in Ontario between 1992-2010. We defined four models of care: specialized survivor clinic; general oncology clinic; primary care physician; no regular care. Specialized survivor clinic attendance was only available to those treated at a paediatric cancer centre. Separate Poisson regression models determined attendance rates, adjusting for demographic, disease and treatment characteristics. Results: The cohort consisted of 1574 survivors (1066 treated at adult centres; 508 treated at paediatric centres). Median follow-up from five-year survival was 8.7 years (95% CI, 4.3-13.9 years). Over their follow-up, the highest level of care accessed by survivors was: survivor clinic (16.7%), oncology clinic (47.3%), PCP (9.3%), no regular care (26.7%). Among those eligible for the specialized survivor clinics, greater attendance was observed in females, those younger at diagnosis, living closer to a clinic, and those treated with Bone-Marrow Transplant. Specialized clinic attendance decreased by 19% with every 2-years of follow up. In contrast, the risk of receiving no regular care among all survivors was highest in males and increased by 20% with every 2-years of follow-up. Conclusions: Despite the need for risk-based care, most eligible AYA survivors do not attend specialized clinics, and almost one-third receives no regular care, with lack of care increasing over time. Strategies are needed to ensure that the maximum number of survivors receive life-long risk-based care.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2018 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Discussion Session

Session Title

Patient and Survivor Care

Track

Patient and Survivor Care

Sub Track

Late and Long-Term Effects

Citation

J Clin Oncol 36, 2018 (suppl; abstr 10014)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2018.36.15_suppl.10014

Abstract #

10014

Poster Bd #

2

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