Perception of prognosis, quality of life, and distress in patients receiving chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.
Tejaswini M DhawaleP Connor Connor JohnsonMahmoud R GaballaAshley M NelsonMitchell W LavoieKofi Y BoatengClaire GreydanusMatthew J FrigaultAreej R El-JawahriPublished in: Cancer (2022)
Patients undergoing chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy experience report overly optimistic perceptions of their prognosis and have high rates of psychological distress. Notably, higher emotional coping with prognosis and adaptive response were associated with better quality of life and less psychological distress.