Physician and Patient Preferences for Cell Therapies in Advanced Solid Tumors
Condition(s) studied
Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)
Not applicable- observational study: This is an observational study.
Study summary
Cell therapies - including chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy, tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, T-cell receptor-engineered T-cell (TCR-T) therapy, and natural killer (NK) cell therapy - are emerging treatments for advanced solid tumors. However, their benefit-risk profiles remain uncertain: objective response rates in solid tumors are generally low, treatment-related toxicities such as cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) can be severe, and the manufacturing process is lengthy and costly. Little is known about how physicians and patients weigh these benefits, risks, and burdens when considering cell therapy for advanced solid tumors.
This cross-sectional, survey-based observational study will use a discrete choice experiment (DCE) to quantify and compare treatment preferences among approximately 420 oncology physicians and 600 patients with advanced solid tumors in China. Each participant will complete a one-time online questionnaire containing a series of hypothetical treatment choices. The study will estimate the relative importance of key treatment attributes (efficacy, safety, treatment burden, and cost), the maximum acceptable risk that participants are willing to tolerate in exchange for improved efficacy, and differences in preferences between physicians and patients. The findings will inform shared decision-making, cell therapy development, regulatory benefit-risk assessment, and health policy.
Eligibility
Primary outcome measure(s)
- Part-worth utility coefficients (preference weights) for cell therapy benefit-risk attributes — Day 1
Preference weights (part-worth utility coefficients) for all attribute levels will be estimated using a random-parameters logit (mixed logit) model, fitted separately in the physician and patient cohorts. Each coefficient represents the marginal change in utility associated with moving from the reference level to a given attribute level. The unit of measure is the preference weight, reported with 95% confidence intervals; within an attribute, a higher weight indicates a more preferred level.
Trial sites (1)
| Facility | City | Region | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine | Hangzhou | Zhejiang | Recruiting |
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This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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