Varian, a Siemens Healthineers Company, Palo Alto, CA
Ian Kudel, Mari Lahelma, Heather A. Curry, Annette Christianson, Paula Pennanen, Zoya Shamsi, Maarit Tuulikki Barlund
Background: A cloud-based bidirectional app (ePRO) communicating real-time patient-reported cancer treatment symptom(s)/severity and clinical care team (CCT) recommendation(s) can lessen treatment burden. Previous studies have focused on a single diagnosis or treatment modality, but not institution-wide, multi-modal use. Methods: Tampere University Hospital oncology patients (Pt; n=1,873) receiving radiotherapy (RT), systemic therapy (chemo-, immune-, or hormone therapy; ST) or both (RT+ST) modalities with active ePRO accounts between 2015-2021 were asked to complete an app-based treatment-specific questionnaire administered regularly. It was also available ad hoc. Items assessed overall distress (11-point scale; 0=none,10=Worst Possible), physical function (ECOG-based), and treatment symptoms (CTCAE-based; v5). Prespecified responses were programmed to alert the CCT, which in turn, provided customized, app-based recommendations. All data were analyzed descriptively. Results: Pts were predominantly female and middle-aged. The two most common cancer types were breast and prostate; each of the others comprised <5% of the sample and were grouped into “other”. Most received RT+ST (concurrent or sequential). Mean time on active treatment ranged from 4.2 to 11.4 months. The response rate ranged from 82.2% to 87.3%. The most common symptoms were fatigue and pain, with almost a quarter of Pts reporting severe pain. Higher severity levels were reported by patients receiving any ST (Table 1). Conclusions: Pt’s high engagement rate with the app demonstrates that a single, actionable solution can be successfully employed across the continuity of care, despite varying regimens and schedules, and is a behavioral indicator of its value.
RT+ST (n=1048) | ST (n=562) | RT (n=273) | |
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Demographics Females Age; Mean (SD) | |||
869 (82.9) 61.9 (11.4) | 382 (68.0) 60.0 (13.9) | 157 (59.7) 67.6 (9.7) | |
Type Breast cancer Prostate cancer Other | |||
803 (76.6) 104 (9.9) 141 (13.5) | 244 (43.4) 11 (1.9) 307 (54.7) | 148 (54.2) 97 (35.5) 28 (10.3) | |
Symptom Reports Distress Pt-reported ECOG Treatment symptoms Fatigue Pain | |||
858 (81.8) 877 (83.6) | 421 (74.9) 435 (77.4) | 215 (78.7) 228 (83.5) | |
687 (65.6) 638 (60.9) | 376 (66.9) 340 (60.4) | 95 (36.3) 81 (30.9) | |
Severity | |||
Distress 0.0-3.0 3.1-6.0 6.1-10.0 | |||
3313 (63.4) 1402 (26.8) 503 (9.6) | 344 (50.1) 228 (33.2) 114 (16.6) | 472 (73.2) 102 (15.8) 70 (10.8) | |
Patient-reported ECOG Grade 0 Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 | |||
1701 (26.4) 3620 (56.3) 809 (12.5) 285 (4.4) 13 (1.2) | 1070 (26.7) 2253 (56.4) 506 (12.6) 158 (3.9) <5 | 425 (54.6) 254 (32.6) 76 (9.7) 22 (2.8) <5 | |
Fatigue Mild Moderate Severe | |||
2622 (60.7) 1576 (36.4) 108 (2.5) | 1728 (67.3) 812 (31.6) 27 (1.0) | 151 (73.3) 55 (26.6) <5 | |
Pain 0 - 3 3 - 6 6 - 10 | |||
767 (23) 1671 (50.2) 890 (26.7) | 415 (25.8) 807 (50.2) 384 (23.9) | 81 (39.7) 79 (38.7) 44 (21.5) |
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