Transitioning Patients Back to Community Practices Following CAR T
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Members of the panel discuss their criteria for determining when a patient is ready to transition back to community oncologists after they receive CAR T-cell therapy.
Dr. Krishnan: What criteria or thresholds do you use to determine when a patient is ready for transition back to the community oncologist after CAR-T therapy? (e.g. time since infusion, resolution of toxicities, evidence of response)
Dr. Park: At what point in the patient's recovery course after CAR-T do you think it is ideal for their care to transition back to the community oncologist? What factors influence this timing?
How much clinical/treatment detail from the CAR-T process at the academic center is typically provided or needed by community providers for optimal long-term monitoring and follow-up of the patient?