Predictors of cancer center-based follow-up among pediatric and adolescent/young adult cancer survivors.

Authors

Emily Pang

Emily Pang

Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

Emily Pang , Stephanie M. Smith , Olga Saynina , Lidia Schapira , Lisa J. Chamberlain

Organizations

Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, Center for Policy, Outcomes, and Prevention, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Palo Alto, CA, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

Research Funding

Institutional Funding
Stanford University School of Medicine

Background: Though guidelines recommend lifelong follow-up for pediatric and adolescent/young adult (AYA) cancer survivors, this has been challenging to implement in clinical practice. We constructed an institutional cohort of pediatric/AYA cancer survivors in order to evaluate follow-up patterns and identify predictors of cancer center-based follow-up. We hypothesized that follow-up would be lower for patients with greater individual- and area-level socioeconomic disadvantage and longer time since treatment. Methods: This retrospective cohort study used EHR data at an academic medical center. We included all patients who completed cancer treatment between 2010-2019 and were aged 0-29 years at last treatment date. Treatment was defined by diagnosis/procedure codes and medication records for chemotherapy, radiation, stem cell transplant, and cancer surgery. The primary outcome of cancer center-based follow-up was defined by clinic visits in an oncology department through 12/31/2022. Patients who died were excluded after the date of death. Multivariate logistic regression models (overall, age 0-19, age 20-29) evaluated the association of follow-up with age, sex, race/ethnicity, treatment intensity, insurance type, primary language, distance to cancer center, and area deprivation index (ADI, a composite measure of socioeconomic disadvantage). Results: 2210 patients were included with an overall rate of cancer center-based follow-up that decreased from 94% 1 year after treatment to 61% at 2-3 years, 45% at 4-5 years, and 35% at 6-7 years. Follow-up was not significantly associated with race/ethnicity, insurance type, primary language, or ADI for overall or age-specific cohorts. Patients >100 miles away had lower odds of follow-up. Increasing age was associated with decreased odds of follow-up, and this trend persisted over time since treatment (Table). Conclusions: Patterns of decreased pediatric/AYA cancer survivor follow-up were largely predicted by age and time since treatment. Further work is ongoing to understand drivers of follow-up disparities, including transfers of care and insurance type among AYA patients and the role of community support and telemedicine in healthcare access and health promotion.

Association of age/distance and odds of cancer center follow-up 2-7 years after treatment completion.

OR at 2-3 years (95% CI)OR at 4-5 years (95% CI)OR at 6-7 years (95% CI)
Age 25-290.30 (0.19-0.45)0.20 (0.12-0.33)0.32 (0.18-0.59)
Age 20-240.47 (0.31-0.71)0.29 (0.18-0.46)0.31 (0.17-0.55)
Age 15-190.67 (0.44-1.03)0.42 (0.26-0.67)0.34 (0.19-0.62)
Age 10-140.99 (0.64-1.53)0.62 (0.39-0.99)0.73 (0.40-1.31)
Age 5-91.42 (0.91-2.21)1.03 (0.63-1.67)1.39 (0.76-2.54)
Age 0-4(ref)(ref)(ref)
>100 mi from cancer center0.68 (0.47-0.96)0.61 (0.40-0.94)0.53 (0.29-0.94)
51-100 mi1.07 (0.79-1.44)0.89 (0.64-1.26)1.02 (0.66-1.59)
0-50 mi(ref)(ref)(ref)

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Pediatric Oncology

Track

Pediatric Oncology

Sub Track

Survivorship

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 16; abstr 10055)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.10055

Abstract #

10055

Poster Bd #

361

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