Expert consensus on disease-based long-term follow-up care plans for childhood cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) are at increased risk of long-term treatment-related complications. Although international guidelines support risk-based long-term follow-up (LTFU) care, its standardized implementation in China has been limited. To address this gap, the National Children's Medical Center-Shanghai convened a multidisciplinary expert panel to develop disease-based LTFU care plans tailored to the Chinese healthcare context.

Methods

Guided by established international frameworks (Children's Oncology Group, International Guideline Harmonization Group, and PanCareFollowUp), an expert group representing 25 institutions across China developed consensus-based LTFU care plans for common pediatric cancer patients and post-hematopoietic cell transplant survi

SUBMITTER: Cai JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12678504 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature