Cancer Survivorship for People Affected by Advanced or Metastatic Cancer

Publication Date: April 29, 2024

Key Points

Key Points

  • People with advanced or metastatic cancer and their caregivers may have different care goals and face unique challenges compared to those with early-stage disease or those nearing the end-of-life.
  • These MASCC-ASCO standards and practice recommendations seek to establish consistent provision of quality survivorship care for people affected by advanced or metastatic cancer.

Treatment and Care Provision

...and Care Provision...

1. Person-Centered Ca...

...recognize people affected by advanced or...

...affected by advanced or metastatic canc...

...ed and routinely evaluated for support...

...vivorship care planning responsive to their c...

...e survivorship care with consideration of person-r...

...fered self-management strategies, sel...

...have their goals of care, life goals, a...

...their financial needs evaluated, discussed, and...


...ordinated and Integrated Ca...

...ovide people affected by advanced or meta...

...eople affected by advanced or metastatic can...

...with patient navigation support to fac...

...ve early referrals to multidiscipli...

...rovided with a team-care approach between m...

...eceive timely referral to specialist palliative ca...

...ered models of care that best suit...

2.6are offered a care plan to facilitate tra...

...are offered models of peer support...


...ence-Based and Comprehensive Care...

...p-to-date evidence-based clinical best...

...cted by advanced or metastatic cancer (i.e.,...

...ive care practices, innovations, and...

...ormation on evidenced-based supportive care str...

...ely encouraged and supported in deci...

...ive multidisciplinary and interprofessional...

...y healthcare professionals (cancer speciali...

...s active contributors to the content of profes...


...aluated and Communicated Care...

...eliver routine and systematic evaluation an...

...eople affected by advanced or metastatic can...

...are systematically assessed and routi...

...ted with clear and timely communication proce...

...e objective and subjective evaluations and mo...

4.4have secure medical records (electronic or pape...

...5are embedded in healthcare settings that...


...ble and Equitable Care...

...odels of cancer survivorship care are access...

People affected by advanced or meta...

...and provided, with consistent and h...

...their cultural needs acknowledged and...

....3have their spiritual needs acknowledge...

...ffered care modalities and models that op...

...portive care options that are innovative, inclusiv...

5.6are provided information about, a...

...re supported by specified personnel...


...stainable and Resourced Ca...

...o ensure models of cancer survivorship...

People affected by advanced or metastatic c...

...receive value-based supportive care incorporating...

....2receive care in settings that are properly...

...e supportive care from services that undergo routi...

...edded in healthcare settings with leadership t...

...priate quality supportive care using a resource-...

...ccess to care interventions and models that are cl...


.... Research and Data-Driven Ca...

...vide quality and efficiency in cancer...

...ed by advanced or metastatic cancer...

7.1are included in the co-design o...

...as participants of research trials focuse...

...nformed of, and supported to access, all eligi...

....4are supported back to clinical and com...

...ated using standardized cross-cultural tools (wh...

...e their experience, treatment, and...

...7benefit from appropriate and equi...

...rovide informed consent for, and f...