BREAST CANCER TREATMENT DECISION AID
Tool developed in collaboration with UZ Leuven, to help breast cancer patients decide which of the various available treatment options, to follow. It helps patients prepare for discussion with the physician on the optimal treatment.
This tool provides interactive information on disease, treatments, benefit-risks, quality of life and the trade-offs between treatments.
University cooperation
A 4-year PhD thesis1 under a Baekeland mandate was the basis for this project. This mandate promotes the fruitful cooperation between university and industry.
1. Ver Donck N. Developing a patient decision aid to improve shared decision making in breast cancer. [PhD thesis]. Leuven, Belgium: KU Leuven; 2020. Click here for access
Scientific background
An extensive scientific literature review was performed to improve patient preference elicition in this tool.2
2. Ver Donck N, Vander Stichele G, Huys I. Improving Patient Preference Elicitation by Applying Concepts From the Consumer Research Field: Narrative Literature Review. Interact J Med Res. 2020;9(1):e13684. Published 2020 Mar 31. doi:10.2196/13684
celebrated innovative concept
We were selected as a candidate for first prize winner for the 2017 Astellas Oncology C³ prize for this projects new and innovative concept of caring for cancer patients. You can explore our explanation video on the concept here.