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SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2024

The effectiveness of personalised surveillance and aftercare in breast cancer follow-up: a systematic review.

Marissa C van Maaren, Jolanda C van Hoeve, Joke C Korevaar, Marjan van Hezewijk, Ester J M Siemerink, Anneke M Zeillemaker, Anneleen Klaassen-Dekker, Dominique J P van Uden, José H Volders, Constance H C Drossaert and 2 more

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Synthesis in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effectiveness of eHealth interventions in long-term follow-up care for breast and gynecological cancer survivors: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Marissa C van MaarenDepartment of Health Technology and Services Research, Technical Medical Centre, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, the Netherlands. m.c.vanmaaren@utwente.nl.
Jolanda C van HoeveDepartment of Health Technology and Services Research, Technical Medical Centre, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, the Netherlands.
Joke C KorevaarNetherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL), Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Marjan van HezewijkInstitution for Radiation Oncology, Arnhem, the Netherlands.
Ester J M SiemerinkDepartment of Internal Medicine, ZGT, Hengelo, the Netherlands.
Anneke M ZeillemakerDepartment of Surgery, Alrijne Hospital, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Anneleen Klaassen-DekkerDepartment of Health Technology and Services Research, Technical Medical Centre, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, the Netherlands.
Dominique J P van UdenDepartment of Surgery, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
José H VoldersDepartment of Surgery, Diakonessenhuis, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Constance H C DrossaertDepartment of Psychology, Health & Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.
Sabine SieslingDepartment of Health Technology and Services Research, Technical Medical Centre, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, the Netherlands.
NABOR project group
Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation · NLAlrijne Ziekenhuis · NLThales (Netherlands) · NLNetherlands Institute for Health Services Research · NLRadiotherapiegroep · NLUniversity of Twente · NLCanisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis · NLDiakonessenhuis hospital · NL

Funding

ZonMw 10330032010001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeBreast cancer follow-up (surveillance and aftercare) varies from one-size-fits-all to more personalised approaches. A systematic review was performed to get insight in existing evidence on (cost-)effectiveness of personalised follow-up.

methodsPubMed, Scopus and Cochrane were searched between 01-01-2010 and 10-10-2022 (review registered in PROSPERO:CRD42022375770). The inclusion population comprised nonmetastatic breast cancer patients ≥ 18 years, after completing curative treatment. All intervention-control studies studying personalised surveillance and/or aftercare designed for use during the entire follow-up period were included. All review processes including risk of bias assessment were performed by two reviewers. Characteristics of included studies were described.

resultsOverall, 3708 publications were identified, 64 full-text publications were read and 16 were included for data extraction. One study evaluated personalised surveillance. Various personalised aftercare interventions and outcomes were studied. Most common elements included in personalised aftercare plans were treatment summaries (75%), follow-up guidelines (56%), lists of available supportive care resources (38%) and PROs (25%). Control conditions mostly comprised usual care. Four out of seven (57%) studies reported improvements in quality of life following personalisation. Six studies (38%) found no personalisation effect, for multiple outcomes assessed (e.g. distress, satisfaction). One (6.3%) study was judged as low, four (25%) as high risk of bias and 11 (68.8%) as with concerns.

conclusionThe included studies varied in interventions, measurement instruments and outcomes, making it impossible to draw conclusions on the effectiveness of personalised follow-up. There is a need for a definition of both personalised surveillance and aftercare, whereafter outcomes can be measured according to uniform standards.

Indexed as

AftercareBreast NeoplasmsCost-Benefit AnalysisFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansPrecision MedicineAftercareBreast cancerPersonalised follow-upSurveillance

Identifiers

PMID38695938
PMCPMC11065941
OpenAlexW4396599116

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