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. 2020 May 8;14:1040. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2020.1040

Table 1. Prioritisation of patients to be seen at the clinic.

  1. Patients needing urgent treatment1

    • Treatment should be individualized (Logistical concerns, regional and institutional differences)

    • Multidisciplinary discussion and shared decision making

    • Consider treatment modification

    • Consider telemedicine, communication with SMS, phone calls or email

  2. Patients on non-urgent treatment2

    • Consider treatment break

    • Consider switching to oral regimen if possible

    • Consider extending treatment intervals

    • Consider telemedicine, communication with SMS, phone calls or email

  3. Patients on surveillance

    • Consult via telemedicine/phone call or email.

    • Use of e-prescriptions

1

Urgent treatment includes patients on adjuvant cytotoxic regimens and palliative regimens for patients with high tumour burden and/or impending visceral crisis.

2

Non-urgent treatment includes patients who are stable, have low tumour burden, and does not need immediate cytotoxic chemotherapeutic treatment as deemed by the attending physician.