Journal of Blood Medicine (May 2020)
Optimal Delivery of Follow-Up Care After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplant: Improving Patient Outcomes with a Multidisciplinary Approach
Abstract
Luisa Giaccone,1,2 Francesco Felicetti,3 Sara Butera,1,2 Danilo Faraci,1,2 Marco Cerrano,1,2 Margherita Dionisi Vici,3 Lucia Brunello,1,2 Nicoletta Fortunati,3 Enrico Brignardello,3,* Benedetto Bruno1,2,* 1Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Torino, Torino, Italy; 2Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Molecolari e Scienze per la Salute, University of Torino, Torino, Italy; 3Transition Unit for Childhood Cancer Survivors, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Torino, Torino, Italy*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Luisa GiacconeDivision of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Via Genova 3, Torino 10126, ItalyTel +39 011-6334354Fax +39 011-6963737Email [email protected]: The increasing indications for allogeneic stem-cell transplant in patients with hematologic malignancies and non-malignant diseases combined with improved clinical outcomes have contributed to increase the number of long-term survivors. However, survivors are at increased risk of developing a unique set of complications and late effects, besides graft-versus-host disease and disease relapse. In this setting, the management capacity of a single health-care provider can easily be overwhelmed. Thus, to provide appropriate survivorship care, a multidisciplinary approach for the long-term follow-up is essential. This review aims at summarizing the most relevant information that a health-care provider should know to establish a follow-up care plan, in the light of individual exposures and risk factors, that includes all organ systems and considers the psychological burden of these patients.Keywords: long-term, complications, allografting
