Hopes, concerns, satisfaction and regret in a precision medicine trial for childhood cancer: a mixed-methods study of parent and patient perspectives.
Br J Cancer
; 129(10): 1634-1644, 2023 11.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Paediatric precision oncology aims to match therapeutic agents to driver gene targets. We investigated whether parents and patients regret participation in precision medicine trials, particularly when their hopes are unfulfilled.METHODS:
Parents and adolescent patients completed questionnaires at trial enrolment (T0) and after receiving results (T1). Parents opted-in to an interview at T1. Bereaved parents completed a questionnaire 6-months post-bereavement (T1B). We analysed quantitative data with R and qualitative data thematically with NVivo, before integrating all data for interpretation.RESULTS:
182 parents and 23 patients completed T0; 108/182 parents and 8/23 patients completed T1; 27/98 bereaved parents completed T1B; and 45/108 parents were interviewed. At enrolment, participants held concurrent hopes that precision medicine would benefit future children and their child. Participants expressed concern regarding wait-times for receipt of results. Most participants found the trial beneficial and not burdensome, including bereaved parents. Participants reported high trial satisfaction (median scores parents 93/100; patients 80/100). Participants expressed few regrets (parent median scores parents 10/100; bereaved parents 15/100; patient regret 2/8 expressed minimal regret).CONCLUSIONS:
Even when trial outcomes did not match their hopes, parents and patients rarely regretted participating in a childhood cancer precision medicine trial. These data are critical for integrating participants' views into future precision medicine delivery.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Aflicción
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Cancer
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia