Insights Into the Patient Experience of Hormone Therapy for Early Breast Cancer Treatment Using Patient Forum Discussions and Natural Language Processing.

Journal: JCO clinical cancer informatics
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Abstract

PURPOSE: Understanding the real-world experience of patients with early breast cancer (eBC) is imperative for optimizing outcomes and evolving patient care. However, there is a lack of patient-level data, hindering clinical development. This social listening study was performed to understand patient insights into symptoms and impacts of hormone therapy (HT) for eBC using posts from patient forums on breastcancer.org to inform future clinical research.

Authors

  • Sameet Sreenivasan
    AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD.
  • Chao Fang
    Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.
  • Emuella M Flood
    AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD.
  • Natasha Markuzon
    Clinical Informatics, Philips Research North America, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Jasmine Y Y Sze
    AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD.