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  • Late complications and qual...
    Cheon, Jaekyung; Lee, Yoo Jin; Jo, Jae-Cheol; Kweon, Kukju; Koh, SuJin; Min, Young Ju; Park, Sang-Hyuk; Lee, Sin-hye; Kim, Hyo-jin; Choi, Yunsuk

    Supportive care in cancer, 02/2021, Letnik: 29, Številka: 2
    Journal Article

    Purpose The survival rates of patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) have improved. However, HSCT can induce significant long-term complications. Therefore, we investigated the late complications and risk factors for quality of life (QOL) post-HSCT. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 67 adult survivors over 2 years after HSCT between 2015 and 2018 at Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea. The survey data including FACT-BMT, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and NCCN Distress Thermometer were collected as patient-reported outcomes using a tablet PC during a routine practice of survivorship clinic. Results The median age was 46 years. The most common symptom was fatigue (80.6%). Younger age (< 60 years), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and immunosuppressant use were significantly associated with worse QOL and depression. Additionally, younger survivors (< 60 years) showed significantly more fatigue and anxiety compared with elderly survivors (≥ 60 years). Female sex was significantly associated with lower physical well-being and higher distress than male sex. Conclusion Younger patients (< 60 years), female, ALL, chronic GVHD, and continuous immunosuppressant use were significant risk factors for worse QOL and depression. Hence, creating a more active survivorship care plan after HSCT, specifically for these patients, is required.