Comprehensive institution-wide adoption of an ePRO treatment symptom reporting solution.

Authors

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Ian Kudel

Varian, a Siemens Healthineers Company, Palo Alto, CA

Ian Kudel, Mari Lahelma, Heather A. Curry, Annette Christianson, Paula Pennanen, Zoya Shamsi, Maarit Tuulikki Barlund

Organizations

Varian, a Siemens Healthineers Company, Palo Alto, CA, Nordic Healthcare Group, Helsinki, Finland, Department of Oncology, Tays Cancer Centre, Tampere University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
Varian, a Siemens Healthineers Company

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)
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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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Quality Care Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B

Track

Health Care Access, Equity, and Disparities,Technology and Innovation in Quality of Care,Palliative and Supportive Care

Sub Track

Tools for Management of Treatment and Adverse Effects

Citation

JCO Oncol Pract 19, 2023 (suppl 11; abstr 567)

DOI

10.1200/OP.2023.19.11_suppl.567

Abstract #

567

Poster Bd #

M14

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