Rates and Predictors of Visits to Primary Care Physicians during and after Treatment of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Introduction: Though ideal models of survivorship care are not definitively established, it has been suggested that childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) survivors can be cared for by properly informed primary care physicians (PCP - e.g. family physicians, community pediatricians) given low r...

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Published in:Blood 2021-11, Vol.138 (Supplement 1), p.839-839
Main Authors: Breakey, Vicky R., Nathan, Paul, Patel, Serina, Wheaton, Laura, Li, Qing, Sutradhar, Rinku, Bassal, Mylene, Gibson, Paul J., Pole, Jason, Athale, Uma H., Gupta, Sumit
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Summary:Introduction: Though ideal models of survivorship care are not definitively established, it has been suggested that childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) survivors can be cared for by properly informed primary care physicians (PCP - e.g. family physicians, community pediatricians) given low risks of late effects. PCP-driven models of care are dependent on the willingness of families to re-engage with their PCPs after a prolonged period of treatment delivered by pediatric oncologists during which PCP involvement may be minimal. We thus aimed to identify rates and predictors of PCP visits both during and after treatment among a population-based cohort of children with ALL. Methods: We identified all children
ISSN:0006-4971
1528-0020
DOI:10.1182/blood-2021-147326