TABLE 2

Screening after hematopoietic cell transplant

Cardiovascular risk-factor assessment
Immune system
If on chronic graft-vs-host disease prevention: gram-positive encapsulated organism prophylaxis, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia prophylaxis, cytomegalovirus testing
Revaccinate after stem cell transplant, yearly inactivated influenza vaccine
Ocular clinical symptom evaluation, ocular fundus examination if previously abnormal
Dental assessment
Pulmonary
Clinical pulmonary assessment
Smoking avoidance counseling
Pulmonary function testing if previously abnormal
Chest radiography if previously abnormal
Liver
Liver enzyme testing if previously abnormal
Serum ferritin testing if previously abnormal
Kidney
Blood pressure screening
Urine protein screening
Blood urea nitrogen and creatinine testing
Muscle and connective tissue
Evaluate for muscle weakness if on chronic graft-vs-host disease prevention
Physical activity counseling and routine exercise
Bone and spine
Bone density testing (adult women, all allogeneic transplant recipients and patients at high risk for bone loss), reassess if previously abnormal
Nervous system
Clinical neurologic evaluation
Evaluate for cognitive development
Endocrine system
Thyroid function testing
Growth velocity in children
Gonadal function assessment in prepubertal children and in adults if previously abnormal
Skin self-examination and sun exposure counseling
Gynecologic examination
Secondary cancers
Vigilance counseling and screening
Psychosocial, financial, and quality-of-life clinical assessment, sexual function assessment
  • Based on information in references 30 and 32