Digitalization of adverse event management in oncology to improve treatment outcome-A prospective study protocol.

ABSTRACT: The occurrence of adverse events frequently accompanies tumor treatments. Side effects should be detected and treated as soon as possible to maintain the best possible treatment outcome. Besides the standard reporting system Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), physicians have recognized the potential of patient-reporting systems. These are based on a more subjective description of current patient reporting symptoms. Patient-reported symptoms are essential to define the impact of a given treatment on the quality of life and the patient's wellbeing. They also act against an underreporting of side effects which are paramount to define the actual value of a treatment for the individual patient. Here, we present a study protocol for a clinical trial that assesses the potenti

SUBMITTER: Kestler AMR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8177479 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature