OPTILATER
Optimal long-term survival of cancer patients
OPTILATER is a project that analyzes the current medical care for long-term cancer survivors in the German federal state North Rhine-Westphalia. People who were diagnosed 5 years ago will be included. The aim of this project is to develop recommendations and standards in evidence-based care for long-term cancer survivors. The overall project is divided into 7 work packages. In work package 1 "Analysis of health care" patterns of aftercare will be identified based on health insurance claims data.
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Martin CN, De Lazzari N, Kersten J, Claassen K, Jansen C, Kaminski K, Baumann F, Götte M, Palm S, Stang A, Grünwald V, Dirksen U, Teufel MA, Skoda EM. OPTILATER: optimal long-term survival after cancer - a cross-sectional study protocol for a quantitative survey on the care situation of long-term cancer survivors in Germany. BMC Cancer. 2025 Oct 24;25(1):1643. doi: 10.1186/s12885-025-15096-7. PMID: 41136980; PMCID: PMC12553282.
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Speckemeier C, Maus K, Bialobrzeski A, Jaspers B, Radbruch L, Hahn S, Wasem J, Grünwald V, Dirksen U, Neumann A. Exploring long-term cancer survivors' care experiences and unmet needs: protocol for a qualitative study. BMC Cancer. 2024 Jul 1;24(1):783. doi: 10.1186/s12885-024-12527-9. PMID: 38951760; PMCID: PMC11218380.
Project details
Responsible persons
Alicia Başoğlu (née Brunßen)
Project period
Nov 2022 - Sept 2025
Cooperation partners
Universitätsklinikum Essen
Universität Duisburg-Essen
LVR-Klinikum Essen
Universitätsklinikum Köln
Universitätsklinikum Bonn
Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover
Landeskrebsregister NRW
Wissenschaftliches Institut der AOK (WidO)
Techniker Krankenkasse
Deutsche Angestellten-Krankenkasse (DAK)
BARMER Krankenkasse
Deutsches Kinderkrebsregister (DKKR)
Funding
Federal Ministry of Health