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ArticleThe oncologist2024

Unleashing patient voices: empowering adverse event assessment with complete patient-reported outcomes.

Thi Hanh Phung, Natalie Bradford, Erin Pitt, Kimberly Alexander

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Article in The oncologist, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Symptoms experienced during the first 4 months of chemotherapy administration: a longitudinal cohort study in an Australian cancer treatment unit.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Thi Hanh PhungSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health, N block, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, 4059, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8703-629X
Natalie BradfordSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health, N block, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, 4059, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1602-4544
Erin PittSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health, N block, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, 4059, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9733-823X
Kimberly AlexanderSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health, N block, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, 4059, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3906-2412

Funding

Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 124-item patient reported-outcome common terminology criteria for adverse events (PRO-CTCAE) questionnaire, assessing 78 symptoms, is widely used in cancer clinical trials to identify side effects. However, its regular use in routine cancer care is rarely reported. We aimed to investigate the feasibility of weekly PRO-CTCAE completion over 9 weeks in a prospective study with 30 patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Participants were asked to complete electronic surveys with reminders, but no feedback or incentives. Only 136 (50%) of the planned 270 time points at which a PRO-CTCAE self-report was expected were completed, with an additional 21 (8%) partially completed, and represents a failure to achieve the expected level of completion. Patients reported experiencing up to 51 and a median of 30 symptoms across all time points, highlighting the complexity of symptom assessment in acute cancer care. While weekly implementation of the PRO-CTCAE may not be feasible outside of clinical trial settings, this study highlights the breadth of symptoms experienced.

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NeoplasmsPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresAdultAgedDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSelf ReportSurveys and QuestionnairesCancerchemotherapyfeasibility studypatient-reported outcomesPRO-CTCAE

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PMID38785396
PMCPMC11224975

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