In Europe, two CAR T-cell products, tisagenlecleucel (Kymriah™) and axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta™), were approved in 2018. While these treatments are available for use, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation centers still need to set up a dedicated care process inspired by established procedures in the field. In order to determine necessary resources and actors, each step of the CAR T-cell care process must be planned in advance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study examines risk recall and evolution of patients' anxiety after transmission of life-threatening risk information in an informed consent procedure for experimental HSCT.
Methods: Informed consent interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. Patient risk recall was obtained through comparing information provided in the interview to information recalled by patients following the interview.