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. 2024 Jul 31;6(1):vdae133. doi: 10.1093/noajnl/vdae133

Table 1.

Summary of Embedded Psychosocial Studies (PSS)

Aim To understand patients’, parents’, and health professionals’ perspectives, experiences and support/training needs
ZERO PROGRAM
Study PRISMa ZERO2b PREDICTc SMOC-Juniord
Testing and surveillance offered Germline and somatic sequencing as part of a precision medicine program Germline and somatic sequencing as part of a precision medicine program Trio-based genomic sequencing to diagnose cancer predisposition Surveillance involving WB-MRI
Patient population Children (age < 21) with poor prognosis cancer at diagnosis, relapse, progression Children (age < 25) with cancer at diagnosis, relapse, progression Children (age < 21) with cancer at diagnosis Children (age < 18) with a cancer predisposition syndrome
PSS participants Patients (age ≥ 12), parents, health professionals Patients (age ≥ 12) and parents
PSS methods Longitudinal, mixed methods

aThe PRecISion Medicine for Children with Cancer (PRISM) study.

bZERO2, the Next iteration of the PRISM study expanded to all diagnoses.

cThe cancer PREDisposition In Childhood by Trio-based whole-genome sequencing (PREDICT) study.

dSurveillance study in Multi-Organ Cancer predisposition syndromes in pediatrics (SMOC-Junior).