Using a Patient-Centered mHealth Intervention to Improve Adherence to Oral Anticancer Medications

Using a Patient-Centered mHealth Intervention to Improve Adherence to Oral Anticancer Medications

This study is being done to determine if sending reminder text messages helps patients take their Oral Anticancer Medication (OAMs) when they are supposed to.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient in the Sarcoma, Solid Tumor Gastrointestinal (ST GI), and Thoracic Medicine service at MSK.
• Starting a new treatment regimen that includes a single oral anticancer medication
• Patients must have a mobile phone that can send and receive SMS/MMS messages and is internet-enabled.
• Age 18 or older.
• Ability to speak and read English because we do not have the resources to translate the text messages into other languages.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient expresses inability or unfamiliarity with using SMS/MMS messaging on their phone and is unwilling to be trained in the use of this technology.