Trajectories and predictors of financial toxicity in breast cancer patients: A multicenter longitudinal study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with breast cancer experience varying levels of financial toxicity (FT), but the factors contributing to sustained financial toxicity remain poorly understood.

Methods

This longitudinal study was conducted from November 2022 to March 2024 in China. Participants were recruited from four Tertiary Level A hospitals using convenient sampling. FT was assessed using the Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST) at baseline (T1), 3 months (T2), 6 months (T3), and 12 months (T4) post-surgery. Growth Mixture Modeling was used to identify the different trajectories of the FT. Multivariable logistic regression were employed to explore the predictive factors with different trajectory categories.

Results

Among 378 participants (all women; median [SD] ag

SUBMITTER: Kuang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11957608 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature