Impact of treatment experience on patient knowledge of colony-stimulating factors among patients receiving cancer chemotherapy : evidence from S1415CD-a large pragmatic trial

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PURPOSE: Primary prophylactic granulocyte colony-stimulating factors (PP-CSFs) are prescribed alongside chemotherapy regimens that carry a significant risk of febrile neutropenia (FN). As part of S1415CD, a prospective, pragmatic trial evaluating the impact of automated orders to improve PP-CSF prescribing, we evaluated patients' baseline knowledge of PP-CSF and whether that knowledge improved following the first cycle of chemotherapy.

METHODS: Adult patients with breast, colorectal, or non-small-cell lung cancer initiating chemotherapy were enrolled in S1415CD between January 2016 and April 2020. Eight questions assessing knowledge of CSF indications, risks, benefits, and out-of-pocket costs were included in a baseline survey and in a follow-up survey at the end of the first cycle of chemotherapy. Responses were stratified by the trial arm and whether chemotherapy was low, intermediate, or high FN risk.

RESULTS: Of the 3605 eligible patients, 3580 (99.3%) completed the baseline survey, and 3420 (95.5%) completed the follow-up survey. At baseline, 803 (22.4%) patients responded "Don't know" to all 8 questions, and all patients averaged 2.75 correct questions. At follow-up, knowledge increased by 0.34 in the high-FN-risk group (p < 0.001) but declined for the other FN-risk groups. In multivariate analysis, receiving a high-FN-risk regimen and younger age were significantly associated with knowledge improvement.

CONCLUSION: Chemotherapy patients had poor knowledge of PP-CSF that improved only modestly among recipients of high-FN-risk chemotherapy. Further efforts to inform patients about the risks, benefits, and costs of PP-CSF may be warranted, particularly for those in whom prophylaxis is indicated.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT02728596, April 6, 2016.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer - 31(2023), 10 vom: 28. Sept., Seite 598

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lyman, Gary H [VerfasserIn]
Bansal, Aasthaa [VerfasserIn]
Sullivan, Sean D [VerfasserIn]
Arnold, Kathryn B [VerfasserIn]
Barlow, William E [VerfasserIn]
Hershman, Dawn L [VerfasserIn]
Lad, Thomas E [VerfasserIn]
Ramsey, Scott D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

143011-72-7
Cancer
Cancer care delivery
Colony-Stimulating Factors
Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
Journal Article
Patient knowledge
Pragmatic Clinical Trial
Primary prophylactic colony-stimulating factors

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Date Completed 31.10.2023

Date Revised 20.04.2024

published: Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02728596

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00520-023-08056-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362669228