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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther. 2012;5(1):1–30. doi: 10.5144/1658-3876.2012.1

Table 2.

Abbreviated summary recommendations for screening and prevention of late complications in long-term HCT survivors organized by time after transplantation

Recommended Screening/Prevention 6 mo 1yr Annually
Immunity
    Encapsulated organism prophylaxis 2 2 2
    PCP prophylaxis 2 2
    CMV testing 2 2 2
    Immunizations 1 1 1
Ocular
    Ocular clinical symptom evaluation 1 1 1
    Ocular fundus exam + 1 +
Oral Complications
    Clinical assessment 1 1 1
    Dental assessment + 1 1
Respiratory
    Clinical pulmonary assessment 1 1 1
    Smoking tobacco avoidance 1 1 1
    Pulmonary function testing + + +
    Chest radiography + + +
Cardiac and vascular
    Cardiovascular risk-factor assessment + 1 1
Liver
    Liver function testing 1 1 +
    Serum ferritin testing 1 +
Kidney
    Blood pressure screening 1 1 1
    Urine protein screening 1 1 1
    BUN/creatinine testing 1 1 1
Muscle and connective tissue
    Evaluation for muscle weakness 2 2 2
    Physical activity counseling 1 1 1
Skeletal
    Bone density testing (adult women, all allogeneic transplant recipients and patients at high risk for bone loss) 1 +
Nervous system
    Neurologic clinical evaluation + 1 1
    Evaluate for cognitive development 1 1
Endocrine
    Thyroid function testing 1 1
    Growth velocity in children 1 1
    Gonadal function assessment (prepubertal men and women) 1 1 1
    Gonadal function assessment (postpubertal women) 1 +
    Gonadal function assessment (postpubertal men) + +
Muco-cutaneous
    Skin self-exam and sun exposure counseling 1 1 1
    Gynecologic exam in women + 1 1
Second cancers
    Second cancer vigilance counseling 1 1
    Screening for second cancers 1 1
Psychosocial
    Psychosocial/QOL clinical assessment 1 1 1
    Sexual function assessment 1 1 1

1 = recommended for all transplant recipients

2 = recommended for any patient with ongoing chronic GVHD or immunosuppression

+ = reassessment recommended for abnormal testing in a previous time period or for new signs/symptoms