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This is a Systematic Review study.

Psychometric properties of patient-reported outcome measures for symptom assessment in patients with cancer receiving immunotherapy: A systematic review following the COSMIN 2.0 guidelines

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Systematic review evaluates psychometric properties and quality of measures in cancer patients undergoing immunotherapy, indicating significant gaps.

No instrument could be recommended due to insufficient high-quality evidence for symptom assessment.
The FACT-ICM showed promise, demonstrating strong content validity and internal consistency.
Only eight studies reporting on six PROMs were included in the analysis, highlighting limited research.
Future studies must focus on comprehensive validation of FACT-ICM and developing new instruments for symptom quantification.

Zhang et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Systematic review evaluates psychometric properties and quality of measures in cancer patients undergoing immunotherapy, indicating significant gaps.